相对而言相對而言 xiāng duì ér yán — relatively speaking
xiāng (first tone, high and level) duì (fourth tone, falling) ér (second tone, rising) yán (second tone, rising)xiang1 dui4 er2 yan2
Traditional: 相對而言
relatively speaking
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardconjunction
Meanings
relatively speaking
relatively speaking; comparatively speaking
conjunction