先例

xiānlì

noun HSK 7 #11,745

Measure Word

一个先例 gè

Meanings

1 precedent
2 prior example

Characters

A prior example.

Examples

这件事没有先例可循。

Zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu xiānlì kě xún.

There is no precedent to follow for this matter.

我们不能开这个先例。

Wǒmen bù néng kāi zhè gè xiānlì.

We cannot set this precedent.

历史上有过类似的先例。

Lìshǐ shàng yǒuguò lèisì de xiānlì.

There have been similar precedents in history.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 开先例 (set a precedent), 史无前例/没有先例 (unprecedented), 先例可循 (precedent to follow).

Stroke Order

先 xiān

例 lì