How common it is
例子 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say lì zi slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
例子表示用来说明的一个事物或句子。
lì zǐ biǎo shì yòng lái shuō míng de yí gè shì wù huò jù zi。
An example is something or a sentence used to explain.
Context note
例子常出现在教学、解释和练习里。
lì zǐ cháng chū xiàn zài jiào xué 、 jiě shì hé liàn xí lǐ。
Examples often appear in teaching, explanation, and exercises.
5 examples
请举例子。
qǐng jǔ lì zǐ。
Please give an example.
这个是例子。
zhè ge shì lì zǐ。
This is an example.
老师写了一个例子。
lǎo shī xiě le yí gè lì zǐ。
The teacher wrote an example.
我想看更多例子。
wǒ xiǎng kàn gèng duō lì zǐ。
I want to see more examples.
例子可以帮助理解。
lì zǐ kě yǐ bāng zhù lǐ jiě。
Examples can help understanding.
5 mini stories
老师用很多例子讲这个词。
lǎo shī yòng hěn duō lì zǐ jiǎng zhè ge cí。
The teacher explained this word with many examples.
我看了例子以后，就更明白了。
wǒ kàn le lì zǐ yǐ hòu， jiù gèng míng bái le。
After looking at the example, I understood better.
写作业的时候，我会先看例子。
xiě zuò yè de shí hòu， wǒ huì xiān kàn lì zǐ。
When doing homework, I first look at the example.
如果你不懂，我可以再举一个例子。
rú guǒ nǐ bù dǒng， wǒ kě yǐ zài jǔ yí gè lì zǐ。
If you do not understand, I can give another example.
例子越清楚，学习越容易。
lì zǐ yuè qīng chǔ， xué xí yuè róng yì。
The clearer the example, the easier the learning.