diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/framework.py b/python/paddle/fluid/framework.py
index e365a584e085456b114dac0e361386fe4bf303b3..907ac3209c131d8ce5bfbd926d83189e9f0a077b 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/framework.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/framework.py
@@ -1090,6 +1090,7 @@ class Variable(object):
                 import paddle.fluid as fluid
                 import numpy as np
 
+                # example1: return ndarray
                 x = np.ones([2, 2], np.float32)
                 with fluid.dygraph.guard():
                     inputs2 = []
@@ -1104,6 +1105,19 @@ class Variable(object):
                     loss2.backward(backward_strategy)
                     print(loss2.gradient())
 
+                # example2: return tuple of ndarray
+                with fluid.dygraph.guard():
+                    embedding = fluid.dygraph.Embedding(
+                        size=[20, 32],
+                        param_attr='emb.w',
+                        is_sparse=True)
+                    x_data = np.arange(12).reshape(4, 3).astype('int64')
+                    x_data = x_data.reshape((-1, 3, 1))
+                    x = fluid.dygraph.base.to_variable(x_data)
+                    out = embedding(x)
+                    out.backward()
+                    print(embedding.weight.gradient())
+
         """
         pass