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比方
bǐ fang
Meaning
- analogy; illustrative example
- for instance
Definition
举例说明或比喻。
Example or analogy.
Usage
常用于口语，表示用比喻或举例的方式说明事情。可以作名词或动词，常与'打'连用，如'打个比方'。
Commonly used in spoken language to explain something by analogy or example. It can be a noun or verb, often used with '打' as in '打个比方'.
Examples
- 1 比方说，学习就像种地，需要耐心和努力。(For example, learning is like farming, requiring patience and effort.)
- 2 我给你打个比方，你就能明白了。(Let me give you an analogy, and you'll understand.)
- 3 这个道理很难懂，你能打个比方吗？(This principle is hard to understand, can you give an analogy?)
- 4 比方，如果明天下雨，我们就不去公园了。(For instance, if it rains tomorrow, we won't go to the park.)
- 5 他总爱用生活中的例子做比方。(He always likes to use examples from life as analogies.)
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