前例

qiánlì

noun #37,043

Measure Word

一个前例 gè

Meanings

1 precedent
2 previous example
3 earlier case

Characters

previous; before

Examples

这个判决在历史上没有前例。

Zhège pànjué zài lìshǐ shàng méi yǒu qiánlì.

This ruling has no precedent in history.

他的做法开了一个不好的前例。

Tā de zuòfǎ kāi le yí gè bù hǎo de qiánlì.

His approach set a bad precedent.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 没有前例 (méiyǒu qiánlì, no precedent), 史无前例 (shǐ wú qiánlì, unprecedented in history), 开前例 (kāi qiánlì, set a precedent).

Stroke Order

前 qián

例 lì