例如 lìrú▶ por ejemplo

Stroke order

例如 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 例 — 8 strokes
• 如 — 6 strokes

Example sentences

• 我喜欢水果，例如苹果和香蕉。Wǒ xǐhuan shuǐguǒ, lìrú píngguǒ hé xiāngjiāo.I like fruit, for example apples and bananas.
• 很多大城市，例如北京，人口都很多。Hěn duō dà chéngshì, lìrú Běijīng, rénkǒu dōu hěn duō.Many big cities, for example Beijing, have large populations.

Related words

• 比如tal como
• 不如no tan bueno como
• 假如Si
• 如今hoy en día
• 如何Cómo
• 如果Si

例如 is pronounced lìrú and means “por ejemplo”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 例如 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.