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举例来说 (jǔ lì lái shuō) — for example; for instance

Definition

Inserted before a specific example to introduce it — a set phrase meaning 'for example' or 'for instance'. Use it in writing or formal speech to introduce one or more illustrative cases.

verb
for examplefor instance

Examples

  • ，举例来说，，。
    Hěn duō dòng wù, jǔ lì lái shuō, māo hé gǒu, dōu shì rén lèi de hǎo péng you.
    Many animals, for example, cats and dogs, are good friends of humans.
  • ，举例来说，。
    Xué xí zhōng wén yǒu hěn duō fāng fǎ, jǔ lì lái shuō, duō tīng duō shuō.
    There are many ways to learn Chinese, for example, listen and speak more.
  • ，举例来说，。
    Zhōng guó de chuán tǒng jié rì yǒu hěn duō, jǔ lì lái shuō, chūn jié hé zhōng qiū jié.
    There are many traditional Chinese festivals, for example, Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Origin

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.

Open 举 →

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

Open 来 →

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 說; 说 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì說shuō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 說 pairs 言 (meaning) with 兌 (sound); the simplified 说 is not the form described here.

Open 说 →
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