Chinese word

譬如

Pronunciation

Pinyinpì rú

Meaning

  • prepositionfor example

Example

很多国家有不同节日，譬如春节和圣诞节。hěn duō guó jiā yǒu bù tóng jié rì pì rú chūn jié hé shèng dàn jié

Many countries have different holidays, for example, the Spring Festival and Christmas.

Illustration for 譬如 (for example)

More examples

譬如在学术论文中，研究者常引用前人的实验结果来支持自己的假设。pì rú zài xué shù lùn wén zhōng yán jiū zhě cháng yǐn yòng qián rén de shí yàn jié guǒ lái zhī chí zì jǐ de jiǎ shè

For example, in academic papers, researchers often cite the results of earlier experiments to support their own hypotheses.

Core concept

Opens a path from a broad statement to one clear case that represents it.

Common phrases

  • 譬如在学术论文中pì rú zài xué shù lùn wén zhōng

    for example in academic papers

  • 譬如这种情况pì rú zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng

    for example this kind of situation

Similar words

例如lì rú: Introduces examples in a clear, somewhat formal explanation.
比如bǐ rú: Introduces a short, direct example in everyday speech.
举例来说jǔ lì lái shuō: Introduces an explanation by saying that a specific example follows.

Definition in Chinese

用于引出示例的介词，常置于句中或句首，用来列举或说明前面所说的内容，相当于“比如”。yòng yú yǐn chū shì lì de jiè cí cháng zhì yú jù zhōng huò jù shǒu yòng lái liè jǔ huò shuō míng qián miàn suǒ shuō de nèi róng xiāng dāng yú bǐ rú

Word origin

The word is formed from 譬 (pì, "compare or illustrate") and 如 (rú, "be like"), so its parts point to illustrating an idea through something similar.

Usage tips

  • When several items follow it, Chinese commonly links the final pair with 和 (hé, "and"), which keeps a spoken list clear and natural.

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