举例
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
举例 (jǔlì) · to give an example
举例 (jǔlì) means “to give an example”. It is written with 2 characters: 举 (to raise) + 例 (precedent). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 举例 is built
The characters
举 jǔ · to raise
What 举 is made of
- 兴xìng — interest
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 舉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
例 lì · precedent
What 例 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 列liè — a line
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 歹dǎi — corpse
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 列 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师举例说明了这个词。Lǎoshī jǔlì shuōmíng le zhège cí.The teacher explained this word with an example.
你能举例说说吗？Nǐ néng jǔlì shuōshuo ma?Can you give an example?
Questions about 举例
What does 举例 mean?
举例 (jǔlì) means “to give an example”.
How do you pronounce 举例?
举例 is pronounced jǔlì.
Which HSK level is 举例?
举例 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 举手jǔshǒuto raise one's hand
- 举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, event etc.)
- 举办jǔbànto hold (an event)
- 举动jǔdòngact
- 举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmùto attract worldwide attention
- 举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòngto play a key role
- 列举lièjǔto list
- 选举xuǎnjǔelection
- 一举两得yījǔliǎngdéto kill two birds with one stone
- 举jǔto raise
Learn 举例 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.