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例

lì

HSK 4 Character

What 例 means

1. example
2. precedent
3. rule
4. case
5. instance

Example sentences

• 那是例外。
  That's an exception.
• 我不能破例。
  Wǒ bù néng pòlì.
  I can't make an exception.
• 给我个例子。
  Show me an example.
• 这是一个例外。
  This is an exception to the rule.
• 先看一些范例。
  Let's look at some examples first.
• 再给我举个例子。
  Show me another example.

Words starting with 例

• 例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
• 例外lì wàiexception; to be an exception
• 例子lì zicase; (for) instance; example
• 例行lì xíngroutine (task, procedure etc); as usual
• 例证lì zhèngexample; case in point
• 例行公事lì xíng gōng shìroutine business; usual practice; mere formality
• 例假lì jià(euphemism) menstrual period; (dated euphemism) menstrual leave; legal holiday
• 例会lì huìregular meeting
• 例示lì shìto exemplify
• 例言lì yánintroductory remarks
• 例语lì yǔ(lexicography) illustrative phrase; sample word or phrase
• 例题lì típroblem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom…
• 例外字lì wài zìexception(s)
• 例句lì jùexample sentence
• 例汤lì tāngsoup of the day

Words containing 例

• 比例bǐ lìproportion; scale
• 案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
• 惯例guàn lìconvention; usual practice
• 破例pò lìto make an exception
• 条例tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
• 照例zhào lìas a rule; as usual; usually
• 实例shí lìactual example; living example; illustration
• 举例jǔ lìto give an example
• 病例bìng lì(medical) case; occurrence of illness
• 事例shì lìexample; exemplar; typical case
• 范例fàn lìexample; model case
• 先例xiān lìprecedent
• 史无前例shǐ wú qián lì(idiom) unprecedented in history
• 个例gè lìspecific example; rare instance
• 特例tè lìspecial case; isolated example
• 举例来说jǔ lì lái shuōfor example
• 体例tǐ lìstyle (of literature); form
• 前例qián lìprecedent
• 反例fǎn lìcounterexample
• 向例xiàng lìcustom; usual practice; convention up to now
• 图例tú lìlegend (of a map, etc); diagram; illustration
• 定例dìng lìusual practice; routine
• 成例chéng lìan established precedent; a convention
• 样例yàng lìsample; model; example

Characters that look like 例

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage
• 制zhìsystem; to control; to regulate
• 浏liúclear; deep (of water); swift
• 侧cèthe side; to incline towards; to lean
• 剁duòto chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc)
• 俐lìused in 伶俐

Sounds the same

Read lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 力power; force; strength
• 历calendar
• 利sharp; favorable; advantage
• 励to encourage; to urge
• 丽beautiful
• 厉strict; severe
• 立to stand; to set up; to establish
• 粒grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects…
• 隶(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate…
• 俐used in 伶俐
• 莉used in 茉莉; used in the transliteration of female names
• 吏minor government official or functionary (old)