Definition
譬如说 is a formal, literary way to introduce an example, equivalent to 'for example' or 'such as.' It is used more in writing than in everyday speech, where 比如 would be more common. As a verb phrase (v.p.), it typically appears at the start of a clause or immediately before the examples it introduces. Note: the input pinyin shows 'shuì' for 说, but the standard pronunciation is shuō — this appears to be a typo in the source data.
v.p.
for examplefor instancesuch as (introducing examples)
Examples
- ，譬如说，。Xǔduō dòngwù, pì rú shuì māo hé gǒu, dōu shì rénlèi de hǎo péngyou.Many animals, such as cats and dogs, are good friends of humans.
- ，譬如说。Xuéxí yǔyán xūyào fāngfǎ, pì rú shuì duō tīng duō shuō.Learning a language requires methods, for example, listening and speaking a lot.
- ，譬如说。Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén, pì rú shuì kěyǐ měitiān kàn xīnwén.If you want to improve your Chinese, for instance, you can watch the news every day.
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