破例

pò lì
HSK 6
to make an exception
verb

Example Sentences

有时候，规则可以破例。
yǒu shíhòu ， guīzé kěyǐ pòlì 。
Sometimes, rules can be broken as an exception.
为了帮助他，我决定破例一次。
wèile bāngzhù tā ， wǒ juédìng pòlì yīcì 。
In order to help him, I decided to make an exception this time.
老师破例让我们今天早退。
lǎoshī pòlì ràng wǒmen jīntiān zǎotuì 。
The teacher made an exception and allowed us to leave early today.

Individual Characters

HSK 4
破pò
broken, damaged, worn out
例lì
example, precedent, rule, case

Words with similar meanings

例外lìwài
exception
This term is a noun that captures the same idea of an exception in general language, often used in more formal contexts.
特例tèlì
special case
This term refers to a special instance where rules do not apply, emphasizing that it is an atypical situation.

Homophones

Words Starting With 破

破产pò chǎn
to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
破坏pò huài
destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy

Words Ending With 例

比例bǐ lì
proportion; scale
惯例guàn lì
conventional
案例àn lì
case (law)

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