例证 (lì zhèng) — example that serves as proof or illustration | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

例证 (lìzhèng) is a written, academic term for an 'example that serves as proof' — it emphasizes the illustrative function of evidence, not just any example. Reads more formally than 例子.

noun

example that serves as proof or illustration

Measure word · 个

Examples

例证。
Zhè ge lì zhèng hěn yǒu shuō fú lì.
This example is very persuasive.
例证。
Tā jǔ le yí gè lì zhèng lái zhī chí tā de guān diǎn.
He gave an example to support his point of view.
例证。
Zhè xiē lì zhèng chōng fèn zhèng míng le lǐ lùn de zhèng què xìng.
These examples fully prove the correctness of the theory.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

例lìexample

「例」 (example) and 「证」 (proof) combine to mean an example that serves as proof.

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.

亻列例

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

列

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.

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 證; 证 is its simplified writing.

言登證

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

登

登dēng證zhèng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 證 pairs 言, a words/speech part, with 登 as a sound clue; the simplified 证 is a later shorthand.

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