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例
lì
1. example
2. precedent
3. rule
4. case
5. instance
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

例
lì
precedent, example, case; regulation
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

例语
lìyǔ
example sentence
为例
wèilì
as an example
照例
zhàolì
as a rule
特例
tèlì
special case
病例
bìnglì
(medical) case
破例
pòlì
to make an exception
HSK 6
示例
shìlì
to illustrate
范例
fànlì
example
举例
jǔlì
to give an example
旧例
jiùlì
old rules
规例
guīlì
regulations
通例
tōnglì
general rule
违例
wéilì
to break the rules
开例
kāilì
to create a precedent
首例
shǒulì
first case
体例
tǐlì
style (of literature)
事例
shìlì
example
例假
lìjià
legal holiday
例句
lìjù
example sentence
例外
lìwài
exception
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
546
Word Frequency Rank
3,455 of 84,292

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