比如
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比如 (bǐrú) · for example
比如 (bǐrú) means “for example; such as”. It is written with 2 characters: 比 (to compare) + 如 (as). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 比如 is built
The characters
比 bǐ · to compare
What 比 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation (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，比如苹果。Wǒ xǐhuan shuǐguǒ, bǐrú píngguǒ.I like fruit, for example apples.
我会做很多菜，比如饺子。Wǒ huì zuò hěn duō cài, bǐrú jiǎozi.I can cook many dishes, such as dumplings.
Questions about 比如
What does 比如 mean?
比如 (bǐrú) means “for example; such as”.
How do you pronounce 比如?
比如 is pronounced bǐrú.
Which HSK level is 比如?
比如 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 比较bǐjiàofairly
- 比例bǐlìproportion
- 比赛bǐsàimatch
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 比分bǐfēnscore
- 对比duìbǐto compare
- 比方bǐfangfor example
- 比喻bǐyùmetaphor
- 比重bǐzhòngproportion
Learn 比如 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.