Chinese word

比方

Pronunciation

Pinyinbǐ fāng

Meaning

  • adverbfor example

Example

比方说，你明天不来，他会担心。bǐ fāng shuō nǐ míng tiān bù lái tā huì dān xīn

For example, if you don't come tomorrow, he will worry.

Illustration for 比方 (for example)

More examples

学习新词时，比方说，先把常用搭配记住更有效。xué xí xīn cí shí bǐ fāng shuō xiān bǎ cháng yòng dā pèi jì zhù gèng yǒu xiào

When learning new words, for example, it is more effective to memorize common collocations first.

Core concept

Frames one possible case as a path for explaining an idea or considering what might happen.

Common phrases

  • 比方说bǐ fāng shuō

    for example

Similar words

比如bǐ rú: Gives a specific example to explain something clearly.
举例来说jǔ lì lái shuō: Signals that an example is being used to explain a point.
要是yào shì: Introduces a spoken situation that may happen and describes its result.
假如jiǎ rú: Presents a supposed situation and explains what would happen then.

Definition in Chinese

用于提出假设或举出例子以说明观点的副词，常与“说”连用，也可省略“说”。yòng yú tí chū jiǎ shè huò jǔ chū lì zi yǐ shuō míng guān diǎn de fù cí cháng yǔ shuō lián yòng yě kě shěng lüè shuō

Word origin

比 (bǐ, "compare") + 方 (fāng, "way") combines the ideas of comparing through a possible way or case, which leads to its use for examples and suppositions.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, this word can be followed by the verb meaning "say" before a suggested situation, giving the sentence a spoken, scenario-setting shape.

Other meanings

  • examplenoun
  • supposeadverb

Related words

  • 打比方dá bǐ fāngmake an analogyverb

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