就 … 来说 (as far as … goes)
"Speaking only of…"
- then / just就 + X + (来说 / (typically preceded by 就……而言) = "as far as X goes / speaking only of X".
- then / just就price价格来说,not不expensive贵 = "as far as price goes, it's not expensive."
- This then / just就 limits the scope to one aspect.
then / just就 + X + (来说 / (typically preceded by 就……而言),…
- then / just就…来说 narrows the comment to a single angle.
as for就price价格speaking of来说,not不expensive贵。
- then / just就price价格来说,not不expensive贵 = "speaking of price, it's not expensive."
Explore
Correct or broken?
就 X 来说 judges within one aspect: as far as price goes…
Practice
As far as price goes, it's not expensive: ____ 价格来说,不贵。
就 + X + 来说 = as far as X goes: 就价格来说,不贵.
Practice
就…来说 narrows the comment to a single angle.
Yes — 就质量来说 (as far as quality goes).
Recap
Key idea
- then / just就 + X + 来说 / (typically preceded by 就……而言,… — "as far as X goes / speaking of X"
- then / just就price价格来说,not不expensive贵
- This then / just就 limits scope (not the "then / only" then / just就)
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Prepositions.
Practice
This 就 here means…
就…来说 limits the comment to one aspect.