例 (lai6 | li4) : example; precedent; regulation; routine

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例

lai6

li4

[1] [n] example; instance; case
[2] [n] precedent; convention
[3] [n] regulation; rule; law
[4] [adj] routine; regular

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

例

This word has been viewed 8301 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Dec 2014 02:58

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例子 lai6 zi2 li4 zi5 = example; case

例餐 lai6 caan1 = meals of the day 粵

是日例湯 si6 jat6 lai6 tong1 shi4 ri4 li4 tang1 = soup of the day

例如 lai6 jyu4 li4 ru2 = for example; for instance

事例 si6 lai6 shi4 li4 = example

比例 bei2 lai6 bi3 li4 = proportion; scale

照例 ziu3 lai6 zhao4 li4 = usually; as a rule; as usual

條例 tiu4 lai6 tiao2 li4 = ordinance

詞例 ci4 lai6 = word example

例外 lai6 ngoi6 li4 wai4 = (make an) exception
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間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。粵
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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