How to say it in Chinese

For instance in Chinese

for instance · HSK 3

比如 bǐ rú

  1. 比 bǐ than
  2. 如 rú like

我喜欢水果,比如苹果和香蕉。 I like fruit, such as apples and bananas.

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Other ways to say for instance

More words with 比 or 如

How do you say for instance in Chinese?

For instance in Chinese is 比如 (bǐ rú). You can also say 例如 (lì rú).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.