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Instance in Chinese

instance · HSK 4

例子 lì zi

  1. 例 lì example
  2. 子 zǐ son

Counted with 个: 一个例子 yí gè lìzi

老师给我们举了一个例子。 The teacher gave us an example.

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How do you say instance in Chinese?

Instance in Chinese is 例子 (lì zi).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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