一般而言

yībānéryán
generally speaking

CEDICT

就通常的情況來說。

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Homographs

一般而言 yībān'éryán

Examples

一般而言，日本人很害羞。

Generally, Japanese people are shy.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 一般 yībān
  1. same
  2. ordinary
  3. so-so
  4. common
  5. general
  6. generally
  7. in general
2 而言 éryán (typically preceded by 就…jiùxx or 對…|对…duìxx etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...

Related entries

一般來說 yībānláishuō generally speaking
一般來說，狼不會攻擊人。

Wolves won't usually attack people.

Source: Tatoeba

一般來講 yībānláijiǎng generally speaking
一般說來 yībānshuōlái
  1. generally speaking
  2. in general
一般说来，男生的肌肉比女生发达。

Generally speaking, men are physically stronger than women.

Source: Tatoeba

大抵 dàdǐ
  1. generally speaking
  2. by and large
  3. for the most part
總的來說 zǒngdeláishuō
  1. generally speaking
  2. to sum up
  3. in summary
  4. in short
总的来说，我对这个结果很满意。

On the whole I am satisfied with the result.

Source: Tatoeba