比方

• 拼音: bǐ fang
• 汉字拆解: 比 = two people side by side, meaning to compare; 方 = pictograph of a raft, extended to mean direction/method

含义

Example; analogy; for instance. Used to introduce an illustrative example or to draw a comparison.

Often appears in the phrase 比方说 (for example). Can function as a noun meaning 'analogy' or as a verb meaning 'to compare' or 'to liken.' More colloquial than 例如 or 比如.

例句

1. 我打个比方，你就明白了。
2. 比方说，你今天没带钥匙怎么办？
3. 他用了一个很形象的比方来解释这个概念。

用法指南

语境: conversation, explanation, teaching

语气: illustrative

正确说法

• 让我打个比方。(Let me give you an example.)
• 比方说，如果明天下雨呢？(For instance, what if it rains tomorrow?)

错误说法

• 说'这是一个好比方'表示好主意 (Don't use 比方 to mean a good idea — it specifically means an analogy or example, not a suggestion)

起源与历史

比 (to compare) + 方 (way, method). Together meaning 'a way of comparing' or 'an analogy.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal