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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