例如 lìrú for example
for example; for instance
How to remember 例如: 例 examples + 如 as = for example.
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How it is used
- For example / for instance - 很多水果，例如苹果、香蕉 (hěn duō shuǐguǒ, lìrú píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo) many fruits, e.g. apples and bananas.
- Introduces illustrative examples mid-sentence, usually followed by a list.
- Near-synonym 比如 (bǐrú) is more colloquial; 例如 is slightly more formal/written but both work the same way.
Example sentences
- 很多地方有卖的，例如这里。 Hěn duō dìfang yǒu mài de, lìrú zhèlǐ.It's sold at many places, for example here.