例子
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
例子 (lìzi) · example
例子 (lìzi) means “example”. It is written with 2 characters: 例 (precedent) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 例子 is built
The characters
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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请举一个例子。Qǐng jǔ yī ge lìzi.Please give an example.
这个例子好不好？Zhège lìzi hǎo bù hǎo?Is this a good example?
Questions about 例子
What does 例子 mean?
例子 (lìzi) means “example”.
How do you pronounce 例子?
例子 is pronounced lìzi.
Which HSK level is 例子?
例子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 例如lìrúfor example
- 比例bǐlìproportion
- 案例ànlìcase
- 惯例guànlìusual practice
- 例外lìwàiexception
- 破例pòlìto make an exception
- 举例jǔlìto give an example
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
Learn 例子 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.