例子 lìzi case
case; (for) instance; example
How to remember 例子: 例 examples + 子 child = case.
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How it is used
- The everyday word for "example" - 举个例子 (jǔ ge lìzi) to give an example, a very common way to open an illustration in speech.
- 比如 (bǐrú) is the connector "for example" that introduces the example itself; 例子 is the noun you "give" (举) or "cite" (引用).
- More casual than 实例 (shílì) "concrete instance/case", which shows up in more technical or written contexts.
Example sentences
- 给我个例子。 Gěi wǒ gè lìzi.Show me an example.
- 再给我举个例子。 Zài gěi wǒ jǔgè lìzi.Show me another example.
- 这个例子举得不好。 Zhège lìzi jǔ de bùhǎo.It's a bad example.