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实例 (shí lì) — concrete example; instance; (in computing) instance; token

Definition

noun
concrete exampleinstance(in computing) instancetoken
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 实例。
    Zhè ge shí lì shuō míng le lǐ lùn de shí jì yìng yòng.
    This instance illustrates the practical application of the theory.
  • 实例。
    Qǐng jǔ yí gè jù tǐ de shí lì lái zhī chí nǐ de guān diǎn.
    Please provide a concrete example to support your point of view.
  • 实例。
    Chéng xù yuán xū yào chuàng jiàn yí gè shù jù kù shí lì.
    The programmer needs to create a database instance.

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.

实shíreal
例lìexample

实 means real or concrete, and 例 means example, so the word points to a concrete instance.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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 →
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