HSK 4 · Function Words

例如 lìrú “for example” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 例如 means

  1. for example
  2. for instance
  3. such as

How to say 例如

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale例lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale如rú2nd tone, rising

例如 in a sentence

  1. 我喜欢很多水果，例如苹果、香蕉和西瓜。

    Wǒ xǐhuan hěn duō shuǐguǒ, lìrú píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo hé xīguā.

    I like lots of fruit, for example apples, bananas and watermelon.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个城市有很多好玩的地方，例如公园和博物馆。

    Zhè ge chéngshì yǒu hěn duō hǎowán de dìfang, lìrú gōngyuán hé bówùguǎn.

    This city has lots of fun places, such as parks and museums.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 例如 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 例 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
例lìexample
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 列a line · lièSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 列 (liè) hints at the sound. Compare it with lì.

The character 如 (rú) with each of its parts in a different colour
如rúas
  • 女woman · nǚ
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 例如

例 8 strokes · 如 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

例如 (lìrú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 例如 (lìrú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 例如

Words with 例

比例bǐlì · proportion破例pòlì · to make an exception案例ànlì · case惯例guànlì · convention例外lìwài · exception

Words with 如

如果rúguǒ · if比如bǐrú · for example如今rújīn · nowadays不如bùrú · not equal to假如jiǎrú · if如何rúhé · how譬如pìrú · for example犹如yóurú · just like称心如意chènxīnrúyì · to be completely satisfied一如既往yìrújìwǎng · as always

More words: Particles & Connectors

竟然jìngrán · unexpectedly棵kē · measure word for trees and plants可是kěshì · but恐怕kǒngpà · I’m afraid (that)俩liǎ · two (colloquial equivalent of 两个)另外lìngwài · additional难道nándào · don’t tell me …内nèi · inside

FAQs

例如 (lìrú) means “for example” or “for instance”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it lìrú: lì with a 4th tone, then rú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 例如 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liru with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 例如 from the suggestions. Typing liru into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
例如 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.