比方

bǐfang

noun/verb HSK 5 #6,456

Meanings

Comparing by way of — drawing a parallel to explain something.

Wǒ dǎ ge bǐfang lái jiěshì.

Let me give an analogy to explain.

Bǐfang shuō, nǐ yào qù Běijīng lǚyóu.

For example, say you want to travel to Beijing.

Zhège bǐfang hěn qiàdàng.

This analogy is very fitting.

usage

打比方 means 'to make an analogy.' 比方说 means 'for example' and is interchangeable with 比如说.

usage

比如 (bǐrú) is more common in everyday speech for 'for example.' 比方 feels slightly more colloquial when used as 'analogy.'

比 bǐ

方 fāng