个例

個例

gèlì

noun

Measure Word

一个个例 gè

Meanings

1 isolated case
2 individual instance
3 specific example

Characters

Examples

这只是个例，不能代表整体情况。

Zhè zhǐshì gèlì, bùnéng dàibiǎo zhěngtǐ qíngkuàng.

This is just an isolated case and doesn't represent the overall situation.

类似的个例近年来时有发生。

Lèisì de gèlì jìnnián lái shí yǒu fāshēng.

Similar isolated cases have occasionally occurred in recent years.

Tips

usage

Common in news as a defensive framing: 仅是个例 / 只是个例 'just an isolated case' downplays a story's broader implications. Pairs with 普遍现象 'widespread phenomenon' as the contrasting term.

Stroke Order

个 gè

例 lì