例 lì examples
examples; example; case
How to remember 例: 亻 person + 列 line up = examples. The teacher asks every person to line up at the board and write two examples of a verb.
Component breakdown
例 = 亻 person + 列 line up
- 亻 person
- 列 line up
- 歹 bare bones
- 刂 knife
The teacher asks every person to line up at the board and write two examples of a verb.
How it is used
- 'Example, case, precedent'. 例如 (lìrú) 'for example' introduces examples in writing, a touch more formal than 比如 (bǐrú) in speech.
- 例子 (lìzi) is the concrete noun 'an example': 举个例子 (jǔ ge lìzi) give an example.
- 例外 (lìwài) = an exception; 比例 (bǐlì) = ratio/proportion - same 例 for 'case/instance'.
Words with 例
- 例如lìrúfor exampleHSK 4
- 举例jǔlìto give an exampleHSK 4
- 例子lìzicaseHSK 4
- 比例bǐlìproportionHSK 5
- 例外lìwàiexceptionHSK 6
- 案例ànlìcaseHSK 6
- 先例xiānlìprecedentHSK 7
- 史无前例shǐwúqiánlìunprecedented in historyHSK 7
- 惯例guànlìconventionHSK 7
- 条例tiáolìregulationsHSK 7
- 照例zhàolìas a ruleHSK 7
- 特例tèlìspecial caseHSK 7
- 破例pòlìto make an exceptionHSK 7
Example sentences
- 很多地方有卖的，例如这里。 Hěn duō dìfang yǒu mài de, lìrú zhèlǐ.It's sold at many places, for example here.