DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

舉例來說

简举例来说 · 繁舉例來說

Mandarin · pinyin jǔ lì lái shuō

for example

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

舉: Look up this written character
例: lì · precedent, example; regulation
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–4–2–1 · ju3 li4 lai2 shuo1

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

6character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

舉例來說 · find source passages ↗ · 举例来说 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗