{{Grammar Box}} {{stub}} Although the different phrases involving 来说 (láishuō) may seem pretty different, they do share a common structure: a word or short phrase at the beginning of a sentence, followed by 来说, which sets the speaker's attitude or point of view before launching into the full comment. == Common Phrases == 一般 来说 (Generally speaking) 总的 来说 (In general) 具体 来说 (To be specific) 简单 来说 (Briefly speaking) 相对 来说 (Relatively) 严格 来说 (Strictly speaking; Technically) == Using 来说 with 一般 == === Examples ===