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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

这个判决在历史上没有前例。

Zhège pànjué zài lìshǐ shàng méiyǒu qiánlì.

This ruling has no precedent in history.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

前 qián

例 lì