对来说 (dui laishuo) — for me, in my opinion — HSK 4

对 (duì) + Person + 来说 (láishuō)

对 (duì) 来说 (lái shuō) — for me, in my opinion

HSK 4Basic/Simple Sentence Patterns

对 (duì) + Person + 来说 (láishuō)

HSK 4Basic/Simple Sentence Patterns

对 (duì) 来说 (lái shuō) — for me, in my opinion

Rule structure

来说 (láishuō) is used with 对 (duì) or 对于 (duìyú) to mean "from the perspective of, for (someone)". It introduces the topic and frames the following comment.

Rule structure

来说 (láishuō) is used with 对 (duì) or 对于 (duìyú) to mean "from the perspective of, for (someone)". It introduces the topic and frames the following comment.

Examples

对我来说，健康最重要。

Duì wǒ láishuō, jiànkāng zuì zhòngyào.

For me, health is the most important thing.

对你来说旅行很有趣。

Duì nǐ láishuō lǚxíng hěn yǒuqù.

For you, traveling is very interesting.

Examples

对我来说，健康最重要。

Duì wǒ láishuō, jiànkāng zuì zhòngyào.

For me, health is the most important thing.

对你来说旅行很有趣。

Duì nǐ láishuō lǚxíng hěn yǒuqù.

For you, traveling is very interesting.

Practice

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Characters

Words from this rule

对

duì

Correct; pair (measure word); towards

来

lái

To come

说

shuō

To speak, to say, to tell

我

wǒ

I, me

健康

jiànkāng

Health

最

zuì

Most

重要

zhòngyào

Important

你

nǐ

You

旅行

lǚxíng

To travel, trip

很

hěn

Very

有趣

yǒuqù

Interesting, fun

学习

xuéxí

To study, to learn, study

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “for me, in my opinion” in Chinese with 对来说?

Use the structure: 对 (duì) + Person + 来说 (láishuō). For example: 对我来说，健康最重要。 — “For me, health is the most important thing”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

对我来说，健康最重要。 — “For me, health is the most important thing”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 4.

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不知道 — not knowing how to

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连 + verb — not even

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原来 — it turns out, originally

Subj. + 原来 (yuánlái) + Predicate