例

lì

example · precedent

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left-middle-rightFrequency: Most common

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体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

例=亻+列

Etymology

person

Meanings

example

precedent

rule

case

instance

lì

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Words with 例 157 total

notes on the use of a book · guide to the reader凡例fán lì case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example案例àn lì proportion · scale比例bǐ lì to create a precedent开例kāi lì (medical) case · occurrence of illness病例bìng lì usual practice · routine定例dìng lì example · exemplar · typical case事例shì lì (euphemism) menstrual period · (dated euphemism) menstrual leave · legal holiday例假lì jià example sentence例句lì jù problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom; practice question (used in preparation for an exam); sample question例题lì tí routine (task, procedure etc) · as usual例行lì xíng example · case in point例证lì zhèng judicial precedent判例pàn lì actual example · living example · illustration · demonstration · (computing) instance实例shí lì

Idioms with 例 11 total Chain

routine business · usual practice · mere formality例行公事lì xíng gōng shì (idiom) unprecedented in history史无前例shǐ wú qián lì not to be repeated · not to be taken as a precedent · just this once下不为例xià bù wéi lì

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