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例子

lì zi · li zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. case
  2. (for) instance
  3. example
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Give an example

  1. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)是(shì)好(hǎo)习惯(xíguàn)？你(nǐ)能(néng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)例子(lìzi)吗(ma)？

    What is a good habit? Can you give me an example?

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)习惯(xíguàn)的(de)例子(lìzi)有(yǒu)：早起(zǎoqǐ)，多(duō)喝水(hēshuǐ)。

    Examples of good habits: getting up early and drinking more water.

  3. Dengdeng

    还(hái)有(yǒu)吗(ma)？再(zài)来(lái)一个(yīgè)例子(lìzi)。

    Any more? Give me another example.

  4. Liangliang

    每天(měitiān)学(xué)一(yī)个(gè)汉字(hànzì)。

    Learn one character every day.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)汉字(hànzì)是(shì)睡(shuì)。

    OK, today's character is sleep.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

让(ràng)我(wǒ)来(lái)给(gěi)你(nǐ)举(jǔ)个(ge)例(lì)子(zi)吧(ba)。

Let me give you an example.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)用(yòng)这(zhè)个(ge)例(lì)子(zi)说(shuō)明(míng)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)点(diǎn)。

The teacher used this example to explain that grammar point.

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The characters

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例
lì

example; precedent

子
zǐ

son; child

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