Chinese dictionary
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v.analogy; instance
他用松树比方人坚贞的品格。
He used the pine tree as an analogy of the steadfast character of a person.
请打比方说明这个问题。
Please illustrate this problem with an analogy.
这不过是个比方。
This is only by way of analogy.
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v.take for example
比方说“白领犯罪”的问题。
Take, for example, the question of "white-collar crime".
比方说,外向性格中包括合群和热情等特征。
Extroversion, for example, encompasses traits such as gregariousness and warmth.
比方说他是个好人。
For example, he is a good person.
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conj.suppose
比方说你有100万元,你会怎么花呢?
Suppose you had a million yuan, how would you spend it?
听说他待人热情,比方我求他帮个忙。他不会拒绝吧?
I hear he's very warm-hearted, so I don't suppose he would refuse me help if I ask him.
比方说,我们假设你成家了,有两个孩子。
Let us suppose, for example, that you are married with two children.
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