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举例 (jǔ lì) — to give an example; to illustrate by citing an example

Definition

举例 is a verb meaning 'to give an example / to illustrate with one.' Use 比如, 比方, 譬如 to INTRODUCE an example in a sentence; use 举例 when you ASK FOR or PERFORM the act of giving one.

verb
to give an exampleto illustrate by citing an example

Examples

  • 。
    Qǐng nǐ jǔ yí gè lì zi shuō míng zhè ge wèn tí.
    Please give an example to explain this question.
  • 举例。
    Lǎo shī cháng cháng jǔ lì shuō míng xīn cí de yì si.
    Teachers often give examples to explain the meaning of new words.
  • 举例？
    Nǐ néng jǔ lì shuō qīng chǔ nǐ de xiǎng fǎ ma?
    Can you give an example to make your thoughts clear?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

举jǔcite
例lìexample

The 举 part means to cite or bring up, and 例 is the example being brought up.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 舉; 举 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
與
與yǔ舉jǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 舉 pairs 與, which gives the sound, with 手, a hand; the simplified 举 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
列
列liè例lì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

例 is built from 亻, which relates to people, and 列, which gives the sound.

Open 例 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 4Communication & Speech

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