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破例

pòlì
verb #14,144

Meanings

  1. 1 to make an exception
  2. 2 to break a rule

Characters

破
pò
to break
例
lì
precedent; rule; example

Examples

老板为他破例,提前让他休假。
Lǎobǎn wèi tā pòlì, tíqián ràng tā xiūjià.
The boss made an exception for him and let him take leave early.
这次我可以破例帮你一次。
Zhè cì wǒ kěyǐ pòlì bāng nǐ yī cì.
This time I can make an exception and help you once.

Tips

memory
破 (to break) + 例 (precedent/rule) — to break the established rule, i.e. make an exception.

Stroke Order

破 pò
例 lì

Related Words

打破 dǎpò HSK 3 #2,968
to break; to smash / to break (a record, a rule, silence)
破 pò HSK 3 #1,052
broken; damaged / to break; to split; to destroy / to expose; to break through
例外 lìwài HSK 5 #4,866
exception / to be an exception
突破 tūpò HSK 5 #4,015
to break through; to make a breakthrough / breakthrough (noun)
破裂 pòliè HSK 7 #6,472
to rupture / to break down / to fall apart
破解 pòjiě HSK 7 #8,698
to crack; to decipher; to solve / to hack; to break (a code, password, etc.)
例 lì #7,109
example; case; instance / rule; regulation / precedent
破门而入 pòménérrù #10,171
to break down the door and enter / to force one's way in
破产 pòchǎn HSK 4 #3,863
to go bankrupt / bankruptcy
破烂 pòlàn #6,792
worn-out; tattered; shabby / junk; scrap (as a noun)
破例 pòlì
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