Sunday, May 19, 2019

9 Useful Chinese Transitions [1] | “…来说, …”=”…speaking, …”[with flashcards]















9 Useful Chinese Transitions [1] | “…来说, …”=”…speaking, …”[with flashcards]


In today’s lesson, we are going to talk about Chinese TRANSITIONS [1]“…来说,+ a sentence.”Basically, these transitional words and the way to use them are like “ … speaking, + a sentence” in English.

These useful Chinese transitions make your Chinese more authentic if you can use them properly in your essays or spoken Chinese.

1.
简单来说jiǎn  dān  lái  shuō 
In brief, …/ Simply put, …
简单来说, 约翰是个混蛋
簡單來說, 約翰是個混蛋
jiǎn  dān  lái  shuō  ,  yuē  hàn  shì  ge  hún  dàn
Simply put, John is a jerk.


2.
举例来说jǔ  lì  lái  shuō
For example, …
举例来说,台湾使用繁体字
舉例來說, 台灣使用繁體字
jǔ  lì  lái  shuō  ,  tái  wān  shǐ  yòng  fán  tǐ  zì 
For example, Taiwan uses traditional Chinese.

3.
严格来说yán  gé  lái  shuō 
Strictly speaking, …
严格来说,这两个字意思不同
嚴格來說, 這兩個字意思不同
yán  gé  lái  shuō  ,  zhè  liǎng  ge  zì  yì  si  bù  tóng 
Strictly speaking, the two words have different meanings.

4.
换句话说huàn  jù  huà  shuō 
In other words, …
换句话说,我对你的印象很好
換句話說, 我對你的印象很好
huàn  jù  huà  shuō  ,  wǒ  duì  nǐ  de  yìn  xiàng  hěn  hǎo
In other words, I have a good impression on you.
(句: a measure word for spoken words – 这句话)

5.
一般来说yì  bān  lái  shuō 
In general, …/ Generally speaking, …
一般来说,女生比较温柔
一般來說, 女生比較溫柔
yì  bān  lái  shuō  ,  nǚ  shēng  bǐ  jiào  wēn  róu 
Generally speaking, girls are more tender.

6.
对我来说duì  wǒ  lái  shuō 
To me, …
对我来说, 汉语十分重要
對我來說, 漢語十分重要
duì  wǒ  lái  shuō  ,  hàn  yǔ  shí  fēn  zhòng  yào
To me, Chinese is pretty important.

7.
老实说lǎo  shí  shuō 
Honestly speaking, …/Frankly speaking, …
老实说,我想跟他分手
老實說, 我想跟他分手
lǎo  shí  shuō  ,  wǒ  xiǎng  gēn  tā  fēn  shǒu
Frankly speaking, I want to break up with him.

8.
总的来说=总体来说
zǒng  de  lái  shuō  =  zǒng  tǐ  lái  shuō
In general, … / Generally speaking, …
总的来说,小孩不爱吃蔬菜
總的來說, 小孩不愛吃蔬菜
zǒng  de  lái  shuō  ,  xiǎo  hái  bú  ài  chī  shū  cài 
Generally speaking, kids dislike vegetables.

9.
另一方面来说
lìng  yì  fāng  miàn  lái  shuō 
On the other hand, …
另一方面来说,你是对的
另一方面來說, 你是對的
lìng  yì  fāng  miàn  lái  shuō,  nǐ  shì  duì  de 
On the other hand, you are right.
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