比如
bǐ rú 3–2
for example; for instance; such as
- Characters
- 2
- 比 · 如
- Syllables
- 2
- bǐ rú
- Frequency
- Common
- corpus count 1,051
Part of speech: v
Character by character
- 比bǐ4 strokesHSK 1to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
- 如rú6 strokesHSK 2if, supposing; as if; like, as
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Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 比如. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 如果rú guǒHSK 2
if; in case; in the event that
- 比bǐHSK 1
to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
- 比赛bǐ sàiHSK 3
competition (sports etc); match; to compete
- 如何rú héHSK 3
how; what way; what
- 如rúHSK 6
as; as if; such as
- 如此rú cǐHSK 5
like this; so; such
- 比较bǐ jiàoHSK 3
to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
- 如今rú jīnHSK 4
nowadays; now
- 不如bù rúHSK 2
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 比如说bǐ rú shuōHSK 2
for example
- 相比xiāng bǐHSK 3
to compare
- 例如lì rúHSK 2
for example; for instance; such as
- 假如jiǎ rúHSK 4
if
- 如同rú tóngHSK 5
like; as
- 无比wú bǐHSK 7
incomparable; matchless
- 比例bǐ lìHSK 3
proportion; scale
- 比分bǐ fēnHSK 4
score
- 无论如何wú lùn rú héHSK 7
whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
- 对比duì bǐHSK 4
to contrast; contrast; ratio
- 如下rú xiàHSK 5
as follows
- 比喻bǐ yùHSK 7
to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively
- 好比hǎo bǐHSK 7
to be just like; can be compared to
- 犹如yóu rúHSK 7
similar to; like
- 一如既往yī rú jì wǎngHSK 7
just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always