- 一般而言 yībān'éryán generallygenerally speaking
- 总而言之 zǒng'éryánzhī in shortused to summarize or conclude a statement or argument; in a word; in brief
- 简而言之 jiǎn'éryánzhī brieflyto put it simply or summarize in a few words
- 相对而言 xiāngduì'éryán relatively speakingUsed to indicate that a statement is true in comparison with something else.
- 顾左右而言他 gùzuǒyòu'éryántā digressto digress from the topic of discussion
- 比较而言 bǐjiào'éryán comparativelycomparatively speaking
- 换而言之 huàn'éryánzhī in other words
- 全球而言 quánqiú'éryán globallyglobally; worldwide