惯例 (guànlì) · convention, usual practice, precedent

Measure Word

一个惯例 gè

Meanings

1 convention
2 usual practice
3 precedent

Characters

A habitual example = established convention.

Examples

HSK 5

我们打破了惯例。

Wǒmen dǎpò le guànlì.

We broke with convention.

HSK 6

这已经成了公司的惯例。

Zhè yǐjīng chéng le gōngsī de guànlì.

This has already become a company convention.

HSK 7-9

按照国际惯例,主人应该先致辞。

Ànzhào guójì guànlì, zhǔrén yīnggāi xiān zhìcí.

According to international convention, the host should speak first.

Tips

usage

More formal than 习惯 (habit). 惯例 refers to established practices in organizations, diplomacy, or law. Common collocations: 国际惯例, 打破惯例, 按照惯例.

Stroke Order

惯 guàn

例 lì

Related Words

惯 guàn HSK 7-9 #8,986

accustomed to; used to / to spoil (a child)

条例 tiáolì HSK 7-9 #7,003

regulations / ordinance / rules

先例 xiānlì HSK 7-9 #11,745

precedent / prior example

照例 zhàolì HSK 7-9 #28,172

as a rule / as usual / as per convention

例 lì #7,109

example; case; instance / rule; regulation / precedent

史无前例 shǐwú-qiánlì HSK 7-9 #13,876

unprecedented / unparalleled in history / never before seen

破例 pòlì HSK 7-9 #14,144

to make an exception / to break a rule

惯性 guànxìng HSK 7-9 #22,966

inertia (physics) / force of habit; habitual tendency

例外 lìwài HSK 6 #4,866

exception / to be an exception

例子 lìzi HSK 4 #4,639

example / instance