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比如说

bǐ rú shuō · bi ru shuo

Traditional 比如說

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Horses and tigers

  1. Leon

    中文(zhōngwén)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)有意思(yǒuyìsi)的(de)词(cí)。

    Chinese has lots of interesting words.

  2. Dengdeng

    比如说(bǐrúshuō)？

    For example?

  3. Leon

    比如说(bǐrúshuō)“马马虎虎(mǎmahūhū)”，有(yǒu)两(liǎng)匹(pǐ)马(mǎ)和(hé)两(liǎng)只(zhī)老虎(lǎohǔ)。

    For example, 马马虎虎: two horses and two tigers.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，意思(yìsi)是(shì)“还(hái)可以(kěyǐ)”。

    Right. It means 'so-so'.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)的(de)中文(zhōngwén)就是(jiùshì)马马虎虎(mǎmahūhū)。

    My Chinese is just so-so.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)会(huì)说(shuō)“马马虎虎(mǎmahūhū)”，说明(shuōmíng)你(nǐ)的(de)中文(zhōngwén)一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)马虎(mǎhu)。

    If you can say 马马虎虎, your Chinese isn't sloppy at all.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

比(bǐ)如(rú)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)要(yào)到(dào)市(shì)中(zhōng)心(xīn)，有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)车(chē)子(zi)可(kě)以(yǐ)坐(zuò)吗(ma)？

For example, if I want to get downtown what bus should I take?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)花(huā)，比(bǐ)如(rú)说(shuō)，玫(méi)瑰(gui)。

I like flowers, such as roses.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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比
bǐ

to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}

如
rú

as; as if

说
shuō

to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment

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