Definition
平心而论 is a set phrase meaning 'to be fair' or 'to speak honestly without bias.' It's used to introduce a balanced judgment or concession before stating an opinion. The literal meaning is 'calm-hearted and then discuss' — you use it when you want to acknowledge both sides of an issue or give someone credit where it's due.
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to be fairto speak honestly without bias(concessive phrase) in all fairnessgive credit where due
Examples
- 平心而论，。píng xīn ér lún, tā zhè cì de biǎoxiàn quèshí bú cuò.To be fair, his performance this time was really not bad.
- 平心而论，，。píng xīn ér lún, zhège fāng'àn suīrán yǒu wèntí, dàn yōudiǎn yě bù shǎo.In all fairness, although this plan has problems, it also has quite a few advantages.
- 平心而论，。píng xīn ér lún, nǐ bù néng bǎ suǒyǒu zérèn dōu tuī gěi tā yí ge rén.To be fair, you can't put all the blame on him alone.
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