Chinese word

譬如说

Pronunciation

Pinyinpì rú shuō

Meaning

  • conjunctionfor example

Example

我们今天买了很多水果，譬如说苹果和香蕉。wǒ men jīn tiān mǎi le hěn duō shuí guǒ pì rú shuō píng guǒ hé xiāng jiāo

We bought lots of fruit today, for example, apples and bananas.

Illustration for 譬如说 (for example)

More examples

很多城市都有夜市，譬如说台北的士林夜市很有名。hěn duō chéng shì dōu yǒu yè shì pì rú shuō tái běi dī shì lín yè shì hěn yǒu míng

Many cities have night markets; for example, Taipei's Shilin Night Market is famous.

Core concept

A phrase that turns general talk toward a specific illustration.

Common phrases

  • 譬如说苹果和香蕉pì rú shuō píng guǒ hé xiāng jiāo

    for example apples and bananas

  • 譬如说在工作场合pì rú shuō zài gōng zuò chǎng hé

    for example at work

  • 譬如说在学术研究中pì rú shuō zài xué shù yán jiū zhōng

    for example in academic research

Similar words

比如bǐ rú: Brings up a specific example in everyday speech.
比如说bǐ rú shuō: Used in speech to lead into a concrete example.
例如lì rú: Used in explanations and writing to give a specific example.

Definition in Chinese

用来在句子中引出具体例子或说明情况的连词，常置于句首或句中，相当于举例时的连接词yòng lái zài jù zi zhōng yǐn chū jù tǐ lì zi huò shuō míng qíng kuàng de lián cí cháng zhì yú jù shǒu huò jù zhōng xiāng dāng yú jǔ lì shí de lián jiē cí

Word origin

譬 (pì, "liken") + 如 (rú, "be like") form 譬如 (pìrú, "be like"), and 说 (shuō, "say") turns the comparison into a spoken lead-in to an example.

Usage tips

  • When several examples follow, the connector usually introduces the first one, while commas or a conjunction can organize the remaining items without repeating the connector.

Opposites

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