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榜样 bǎng yàng example / model / CL:個|个[ge4]
例子 lì zi case / (for) instance / example / CL:個|个[ge4]
范例 fàn lì example / model case
典范 diǎn fàn model / example / paragon
事例 shì lì example / exemplar / typical case
样板 yàng bǎn template / prototype / model / example
表率 biǎo shuài example / model
楷模 kǎi mó model / example
标兵 biāo bīng parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes) / example / model / pacesetter
例证 lì zhèng example / case in point
样例 yàng lì sample / model / example
例 lì example / precedent / rule / case / instance
比如 bǐ rú for example / for instance / such as
例如 lì rú for example / for instance / such as
示范 shì fàn to demonstrate / to show how to do sth / demonstration / a model example
实例 shí lì actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance
为例 wèi lì as an example / e.g.
比如说 bǐ rú shuō for example
带头 dài tóu to take the lead / to be the first / to set an example
模范 mó fàn model / fine example
譬如 pì rú for example / for instance / such as
举例 jǔ lì to give an example
示例 shì lì to illustrate / typical example
首推 shǒu tuī to regard as the foremost / to name as a prime example / to implement for the first time
比方说 bǐ fang shuō for example / for instance
例句 lì jù example sentence
以身作则 yǐ shēn zuò zé to set an example (idiom) / to serve as a model
感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example
看齐 kàn qí to follow sb's example / to emulate / (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation)
特例 tè lì special case / isolated example
效法 xiào fǎ to imitate / to follow the example of
现身说法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example
同流合污 tóng liú hé wū to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom) / to follow the bad example of others
言传身教 yán chuán shēn jiào to teach by words and example (idiom)
学样 xué yàng to follow suit / to imitate sb's example
身教 shēn jiào to teach by example
德治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal)
杀一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
效尤 xiào yóu to follow a bad example
上行下效 shàng xíng xià xiào subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
譬 pì to give an example
鑑 jiàn variant of 鑒|鉴 / example / mirror / to view / reflection / to reflect / to inspect / to warn / (ancient bronze mirror)
不足为训 bù zú wéi xùn not to be taken as an example / not an example to be followed / not to be taken as authoritative
惩一儆百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb
杀彘教子 shā zhì jiào zǐ to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom) / parents must teach by example
杀鸡儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / fig. to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
见贤思齐 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
举例来说 jǔ lì lái shuō for example
範例 fàn lì example / model
例语 lì yǔ example sentence
杀鸡给猴看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey / fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
惩一警百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb / also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3]
最好例证 zuì hǎo lì zhèng best example
杀鸡吓猴 shā jī xià hóu lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
略举 lu:è jǔ some cases picked out as example / to highlight
耀德 yào dé to hold up as a virtuous example
旧例 jiù lì old rules / example from the past / former practices
言教不如身教 yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
贻范古今 yí fàn gǔ jīn to leave an example for all generations
起模范 qǐ mó fàn to set an example
身教胜于言教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) / action speaks louder than words
音读 yīn dú reading or phonetic value of a character / (Japanese linguistics) on-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from its pronunciation in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: An on-reading of a character is distinguished from its kun-reading(s) 訓讀|训读[xun4 du2]. For example, 山 / has an on-reading "san" and a kun-reading "yama".)
训读 xùn dú a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tou2 zi5] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shai3 zi5], and in Wu dialects, 二 / is pronounced as its synonym 兩|两 / "liahn") / to pronounce a word using such a reading / (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀|音读[yin1 du2]. For example, 山 / has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)
经典案例 jīng diǎn àn lì case study / classic example
个例 gè lì specific example / rare instance
郡望 jùn wàng choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a choronym-surname combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎[Han2 Chang1 li2], where 韓|韩[Han2] is his surname and 昌黎[Chang1 li2] is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡[jun4].)
教科书式 jiào kē shū shì (neologism c. 2018) worthy of being used as a textbook example / exemplary / classic / quintessential
反面教员 fǎn miàn jiào yuán (PRC) teacher by negative example / sb from whom one can learn what not to do
反面教材 fǎn miàn jiào cái negative example / sth that teaches one what not to do
譬如说 pì rú shuō for example
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