# 相对而言 (xiāngduì'éryán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 相对而言 (xiāngduì'éryán) means “relatively speaking”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: relatively speaking
- Pinyin: xiāngduì'éryán (xiang1 dui4 er2 yan2)
- Traditional: 相對而言
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 相对而言，这个方法更简单。
  Xiāngduì éryán, zhège fāngfǎ gèng jiǎndān.
  Relatively speaking, this method is simpler.

## Characters

- 相 (xiàng): appearance; portrait
- [对](https://hanziro.com/word/dui-right/) (duì): right; correct
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet
- 言 (yán): words; speech

https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-dui-er-yan-relatively-speaking/

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