举例

• Pinyin: jǔ lì
• Hanzi breakdown: 举 = 兴 simplified (raise/present); 例 = 亻 + 列 (example/precedent)

Meaning

To give an example; to cite an instance. The act of providing a concrete case or illustration to support or clarify a point.

Common in academic lectures, formal presentations, and explanatory writing. Frequently appears in the phrase 举例说明 (illustrate with examples) or 以...为例 (taking...as an example).

Examples

1. 老师举例说明了这一语法结构在真实对话中的具体用法。 The teacher used examples to show how this grammar structure is used in real conversations.
2. 报告中举例深入分析了三个企业成功转型的典型案例。 The report used examples to provide an in-depth analysis of three representative cases of successful corporate transformation.
3. 为了便于听众理解，讲师在演讲过程中多次举例加以阐释。 To help the audience understand, the lecturer repeatedly gave examples to explain the points during the talk.

Usage Guide

Context: academic, education, presentation

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请你举例说明这一理论在现实生活中是如何得以体现的。(Please give an example to illustrate how this theory is reflected in real life.)
• 她在论文中举例引用了大量历史文献，以充分佐证自己的论点。(She cited numerous historical documents as examples in her thesis to fully support her argument.)

Don't Say

• 举例一下 — use 举个例子 or 举例说明; 举例 followed directly by 一下 is unnatural in standard Mandarin

Origin & History

举 (raise/put forward) + 例 (example/precedent)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal