一般來說，你應該為每兩個客人準備一磅牛肉。 - Zhictionary

Zhictionary

一般來說，你應該為每兩個客人準備一磅牛肉。

As a rule of thumb, you should plan on one pound of beef for every two guests.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

yībānláishuō

generally speaking

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)

you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

ought to; should; must

as (in the capacity of)
to take sth as
to act as
to serve as
to behave as
to become
to be
to do
by (in the passive voice)

because of
for
to

every other; every second

used in 自个儿 zìgěr

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
(bound form) individual

visitor
guest
customer
client

classifier: 位

preparation
to prepare
to intend
to be about to
reserve (fund)

one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire; whole; all; throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

scale (instrument for weighing)
to weigh
(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
(printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type)
(Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)

used in 磅礴 pángbó
Taiwan pr. pāng