譬如

pìrú

conjunction HSK 7 #16,692

Meanings

1 for example
2 for instance
3 such as

Characters

analogy; example

Examples

很多水果都很有营养，譬如苹果和香蕉。

Hěn duō shuǐguǒ dōu hěn yǒu yíngyǎng, pìrú píngguǒ hé xiāngjiāo.

Many fruits are very nutritious, such as apples and bananas.

有些事情不能急，譬如学一门外语。

Yǒuxiē shìqíng bù néng jí, pìrú xué yī mén wàiyǔ.

Some things can't be rushed, for example learning a foreign language.

Tips

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譬如 is more literary and formal than 比如. In spoken Chinese, 比如 is far more common. They are interchangeable in meaning.

Stroke Order

譬 pì

如 rú