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title: "对…来说 in Chinese Grammar: For …, With Examples"
description: "对…来说: for …; as far as … is concerned. Sets the point of view for the statement. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 对…来说

For …; as far as … is concerned

Sets the point of view for the statement.

## In stories

所以**对中国人来说**，龙不是要打败的敌人，而是能带来好日子的力量。

[中国的龙为什么不喷火？ · What does the Chinese dragon mean?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-the-chinese-dragon-mean#library-word-274-280) HSK 5

**对他们来说**，这场考试真正地改变了命运。

[高考是什么？ · What is the gaokao?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-gaokao#library-word-587-592) HSK 5

**对很多老人来说**，广场舞是保持健康、赶走孤独的好办法。

[广场舞为什么这么火？ · Why do Chinese aunties dance in public squares?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-do-chinese-aunties-dance-in-public-squares#library-word-279-286) HSK 5

**对一个农民来说**，一头牛差不多就是全家的希望。

[牛的舌头 · Judge Bao and the case of the cut ox tongue](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/judge-bao-story-the-cut-ox-tongue#library-word-128-135) HSK 6

[Read 中国的龙为什么不喷火？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-the-chinese-dragon-mean#library-word-274-280)

## More patterns

- [去/来 + place + verb (go somewhere to do something) go somewhere to do something](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/qu-place-v)
- [越来越 + adjective more and more …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yuelaiyue)
- [verb + 来 + verb + 去 do something over and over; back and forth](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-lai-v-qu)
- [听起来 sounds (like); it sounds …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/tingqilai)
- [看起来 looks (like); it seems](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/kanqilai)
- [verb + 起 + object + 来 (start doing) start doing something (and keep at it)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-qi-o-lai)

## What does 对…来说 mean in Chinese?

For …; as far as … is concerned. Sets the point of view for the statement.

## How common is 对…来说?

It comes up in 6 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

No. It shows which patterns a text uses and what each one does; it doesn’t mark errors. Paste a sentence you wrote to see whether it uses the pattern you meant.

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- [Free Chinese stories](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.