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Jason 江森
"For example" in Chinese
Can someone please tell me are there any differences between these 4 expressions to mean "for example" I Think i mainly hear people use bi ru shuo. then after bi fang shuo. Recently i heard someone use li ru shuo and i just looked in my dictionary and found another 'pi ru'
Thanks
比如
bǐ rú
例如
lì rú
譬如
pì rú
比方说
bǐ fang shuō
Nov 1, 2016 2:39 PM
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I think they are basically interchangeable. 比如说/比如 are used in speaking more often compared to the other three, while 例如/譬如 are mainly used in writing (but, of course, you can use them in speaking as well). The meanings are the same. I think 比方说 sounds somehow strange and less used.
November 1, 2016
1
thanks everyone for the comments. I didn't expect such good responses. I rarely use this discussion board. I will try to use it more often.
November 4, 2016
1
All of them are okay in daily conversation.
Add another two in spoken Chinsese:
打个比方，...
举个例子 , ...
November 2, 2016
1
比 有举例的意思
如 也有举例的意思
实际口语中，差别不大
比如说……
比方说……
好比说……
如果说，我也……
譬如这类问题……
例如我有一次就……
举例，曾经我……
就好像，曾经我……
November 2, 2016
1
In a word, these four are extremely similar to each other.
The formal ones 譬如＞例如＞比如
The casual ones 比方说
Hope that’s helpful. J
November 2, 2016
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Jason 江森
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Spanish, Thai
Learning Language
Chinese (Mandarin), French, Spanish, Thai
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