Chinese word dictionary

譬如说

pì rú shuō · for example

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Word information

Simplified譬如说

Traditional譬如說

Pinyinpì rú shuō

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

譬pì

example; metaphor, simile

如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

说shuō

to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

How to learn 譬如说

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

说shuō

to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說|说[shuo1]

说话shuōhuà

to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

听说tīngshuō

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking

不如bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to