| Subject | Chinese | English |
| gen. | 一般大致说来 | roughly |
| gen. | 一般说来 | by and large |
| gen. | 一般说来 | generally speaking |
| gen. | 一般说来 | taking all things together |
| gen. | 一般说来 | broadly speaking |
| cosmet. | 一般说来，眼线笔室温下可存放10多年 | Generally, eyeliner can be stored for 10 years, if it is placed at room temperature |
| gen. | 一般来说 | in a general way |
| econ. | 一般来说，人们预料衰退之后经济很快会恢复 | The quick recovery of the economy after a slump is generally expected |
| econ. | 一般来说，价格和质量是商业交易的两大决定因素 | Generally speaking, price and quality are the two major determinants of business |
| gen. | 一般来说，停药后三个月应该会恢复正常的月经来潮 | Typically, your period should start again within three months after you stop taking the pill |
| econ. | 一般来说，制成的货品在发货前要经过一些严格检验 | Generally speaking, the manufactured goods undergo strict examinations before dispatch |
| proj.manag. | 一般来说、广域网 WAN的带宽比局域网 LAN的带宽小、并且具有较长的响应时间 | Normally, the wide-area net-works WAN provide much lower bandwidth and longer response time than the local-area network (LAN) |
| econ. | 一般来说租赁包含金融租赁和管理租赁两种类型 | Generally leases include two types, finance leases and operating leases |
| cosmet. | 一般来说，粉底用过1—2年便会硬化或发出异味 | Generally speaking, the foundation used for 1 to 2 years will be hardening or emit an odor |
| gen. | —般说来 | in a general way |
| gen. | 通常来说我国一般不允许以下人员入境：精神病患者、传染病患者、刑事罪犯、从事不正当职业者 | Generally speaking, such kind of people are not allowed entry into my country as psychopaths, infectious people, criminals and people who are in illegitimate occupation |
| expl. | 通常说来、常温下含有很少液体或没有液体的多孔固体炸药、一般不受商业爆破中常见的低温的影响 | Typically, explosives that are porous solids at normal temperatures and contain little or no liquid are relatively unaffected at the normal low temperatures experienced in commercial blasting |
