相对而言 xiāngduì'éryán HSK7 relatively speaking; conversely Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 相对 相對 xiāngduì adverbadjective relative Existing or changing in relation to something else; relatively; comparatively; not absolute而言 éryán preposition with regard to (bound form) as far as something is concerned; used after words like 就 jiù or 对 duì to define the scope of a statement.