| 例 | 1234A55 91A.00-3 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄌㄧˋ [li4] | ||
| N. | ([zi0]) (1) Example, precedent, s.t. analogous: 照例 according to usual practice; 舉例 give example, for instance; 援例 follow a set precedent; 前例，先例 precedent; 示例 what is shown as example; 例如 for example; 例句 sentence as example; 常例，慣例，舊例，成例 usual practice; 例案 regular practice and precedents; 例外 exception; 無例外 without exception; 破例 break a precedent or rule; 開一（惡）例 set a (bad) precedent. (2) Routine, what is regular: 例行公事 routine business; 例假 regular holiday. (3) Statutes, regulations, specific rules: 例規，規例 regulations; 法例 legal statutes; 判例 a court decision serving as a precedent; 凡例，例言，總例 author's “general remarks” on selection, organization and points of detail about a book. | |||||
| V.t. | To compare: 以此例彼 compare one thing with another. | |||||
| Words | 1. 例證 [li4zheng4], n., (math.) proof of a given proposition or theorem. 2. 例假 [li4jia4], n., a legal holiday (also 例假日). 3. 例如 [li4ru2], phr., for example, for instance, such as. 4. 例外 [li4wai4], n., an exception. 5. 例言 [li4yan2], n., gen. remarks on points of detail of a book. | |||||