例如
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例如 (lìrú) · for example
例如 (lìrú) means “for example; such as”. It is written with 2 characters: 例 (precedent) + 如 (as). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 例如 is built
The characters
例 lì · precedent
What 例 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 列liè — a line
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 歹dǎi — corpse
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 列 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
如 rú · as
What 如 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A wife 女 following her husband's words 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我喜欢水果，例如苹果和西瓜。Wǒ xǐhuan shuǐguǒ, lìrú píngguǒ hé xīguā.I like fruit, such as apples and watermelons.
他会很多运动，例如游泳。Tā huì hěn duō yùndòng, lìrú yóuyǒng.He can do many sports, for example swimming.
Questions about 例如
What does 例如 mean?
例如 (lìrú) means “for example; such as”.
How do you pronounce 例如?
例如 is pronounced lìrú.
Which HSK level is 例如?
例如 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 例子lìziexample
- 比例bǐlìproportion
- 案例ànlìcase
- 惯例guànlìusual practice
- 例外lìwàiexception
- 破例pòlìto make an exception
- 举例jǔlìto give an example
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 不如bùrúnot as good as
Learn 例如 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.