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相對而言

xiāngduìéryán

ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ

Simplified 相对而言

  1. 1relatively speaking
  2. 2comparatively speaking
Example

我意識到了中國正在快速地發展,但是相對而言中國人卻過著悠閒的生活。

wǒ yìshìdào le Zhōngguó zhèngzài kuàisù de fāzhǎn dànshì xiāngduìéryán Zhōngguórén què guò zhe yōuxián de shēnghuó

I have come to realize that China is developing quickly but the Chinese people live a relatively leisurely life.

Keep 相對而言 and it comes back until you know it.

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