举例 jǔlì to give an example
How to remember 举例: 举 lift + 例 examples = to give an example.
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How it is used
- 举例 (jǔlì) is a verb-object compound meaning 'to give an example,' often followed by 说明 (shuōmíng) as a set phrase: 举例说明 (jǔlì shuōmíng) - to illustrate with an example.
- Because it's verb + object, you can't put an object directly after it; to name the example's topic, use 举例说明这个问题 or insert 来: 我来举个例子 (wǒ lái jǔ ge lìzi) is actually the more common spoken alternative using 举 + 例子 separately.
- 举例 itself feels a touch more formal/written, common in essays, lectures, and instructions.