比如 bǐrú▶ เช่น

Stroke order

比如 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 比 — 4 strokes
• 如 — 6 strokes

Example sentences

• 我喜欢水果，比如苹果。Wǒ xǐhuan shuǐguǒ, bǐrú píngguǒ.I like fruit, such as apples.
• 比如说，你可以早点起床。Bǐrú shuō, nǐ kěyǐ zǎodiǎn qǐchuáng.For example, you could get up earlier.

Related words

• 例如เช่น, ตัวอย่างเช่น
• 不如ไม่ดีเท่า
• 假如ถ้า, หาก
• 如今ทุกวันนี้
• 如何อย่างไร
• 如果ถ้า, หาก

比如 is pronounced bǐrú and means “เช่น”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 比如 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.