比方说
bǐ​fang​shuō

for example

  • created sense approved 比方说/比方說 · bǐ​fang​shuō · for example — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    比方说 / 比方說

    bǐ​fang​shuō

    for example

    for instance; such as

    bǐ​fāng​shuō

    比方 (literal) → 比方 · bǐ​fang · for instance 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 比方说/比方說 · bǐ​fang​shuō · to make an analogy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    比方说 / 比方說

    bǐ​fang​shuō

    to make an analogy

    to use a metaphor or comparison to explain something

    bǐ​fāng​shuō

    比方 (literal) → 比方 · bǐ​fang · to compare 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense