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一般来说 (yī bān lái shuō): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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一般来说 (yī bān lái shuō): Generally speaking (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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一般来说 consists of 4 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

kind, sort, type, manner

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 一般来说.

Words with 一

一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2
一共yī gòngHSK 3
一定yī dìngHSK 3
一样yī yàngHSK 3
一直yī zhíHSK 3

Words with 般

一般yī bānHSK 3
百般bǎi bān

Words with 来

后来hòu láiHSK 3
起来qǐ laiHSK 3
从来cóng láiHSK 4
原来yuán láiHSK 4
将来jiāng láiHSK 4
本来běn láiHSK 4
来自lái zìHSK 4
来不及

Words with 说

说话shuō huàHSK 2
小说xiǎo shuōHSK 4
说明shuō míngHSK 4
传说chuán shuōHSK 5
再说zài shuō
别说bié shuō
劝说quàn shuō
听说tīng shuō

lái bu jí

HSK 4