- 一般来说 yībānláishuō generally speakinggenerally speaking; in general; used to introduce a statement that is true in most cases
- 总的来说 zǒngdeláishuō generally speakinggenerally speaking; on the whole; to sum up; in short
- 反过来说 fǎnguòláishuō on the other handfrom the opposite perspective; looking at it the other way
- 举例来说 jǔlìláishuō for exampleto cite an example; to illustrate with an example
- 说来说去 shuōláishuōqù to repeat over and over againTo talk about something repeatedly or to speak on and on about the same point
- 严格来说 yángéláishuō strictly speakingstrictly speaking; to be precise
- 对我来说 duìwǒláishuō as far as I'm concernedused to express a personal opinion or viewpoint, meaning "as for me" or "from my perspective"
- 相对来说 xiāngduìláishuō relatively speakingUsed to compare one thing to another or to a general standard