(lái shuō) - speaking of, in terms of, for (plus perspective) in Mandarin
láishuōTraditional: 來說
HSK 4
#388 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
speaking of, in terms of, for (plus perspective)
Word origin
来说 means speaking of or in terms of. 来 (lái) is to come (originally a wheat pictograph). 说 (shuō) is to speak, a phono-semantic compound with the 讠 'speech' radical and phonetic 兑 (duì); simplified from 說.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 来 (lái, to come) + 说 (shuō, to speak)
Stroke order
来
说
Examples
。
For me this is very important.
，。
In the long run, this is a good thing.
，。
For children, play is necessary.
，。
As far as I am concerned, this is good news.
，。
Generally speaking, he does not drink.
来说 (lái shuō) - speaking of, in terms of, for (plus perspective).
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