Such as in Chinese
such as · HSK 3
比如
- 比 than
- 如 like
我喜欢水果，比如苹果和香蕉。 I like fruit, such as apples and bananas.
Other ways to say such as
More words with 比 or 如
How do you say such as in Chinese?
Such as in Chinese is 比如 (bǐ rú). You can also say 例如 (lì rú), 像 (xiàng), 如 (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.