HSK 6 · Function Words

譬如 pìrú “for example” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 譬如 means

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

How to say 譬如

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale譬pì4th 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

譬如 in a sentence

  1. 我喜欢运动，譬如跑步和游泳。

    Wǒ xǐhuan yùndòng, pìrú pǎobù hé yóuyǒng.

    I like sport, for example running and swimming.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 很多水果都有很多维生素，譬如橙子。

    Hěn duō shuǐguǒ dōu yǒu hěn duō wéishēngsù, pìrú chéngzi.

    Lots of fruit is rich in vitamins, oranges for example.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 譬如 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 譬 (pì) with each of its parts in a different colour
譬pìto give an example
  • 辟law · bìSound part
  • 言speech · yánMeaning part

言 hints at the meaning (speech); 辟 (bì) hints at the sound. Compare it with pì.

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

How to write 譬如

譬 20 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.

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

Words related to 譬如

Words with 如

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

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宁肯nìngkěn · would rather宁愿nìngyuàn · would rather哦ò · oh (indicating understanding)偏偏piānpiān · unexpectedly颇pō · rather恰巧qiàqiǎo · by chance起码qǐmǎ · at least仍旧réngjiù · still

FAQs

譬如 (pìrú) means “for example” or “such as”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it pìrú: pì 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. 譬如 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type piru with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 譬如 from the suggestions. Typing piru into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
譬如 is an HSK 6 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.