破例
pòlì
to make an exception
Characters in this word
例 lì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 列 a line
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 考虑到患者病情特殊，医院决定破例安排跨院会诊。 Kǎolǜ dào huànzhě bìngqíng tèshū, yīyuàn juédìng pòlì ānpái kuàyuàn huìzhěn. Considering the patient's special condition, the hospital decided to make an exception and arrange a cross-hospital consultation.
- 平时他从不迟到，今天破例晚了半小时。 Píngshí tā cóng bù chídào, jīntiān pòlì wǎn le bàn xiǎoshí. He is never late, but today he made an exception and was half an hour late.
- 妈妈今天破例让孩子多看了一集动画片。 Māma jīntiān pòlì ràng háizi duō kàn le yì jí dònghuàpiàn. Today mum made an exception and let the child watch one more episode of the cartoon.
Related words
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 破 pò broken
- 破坏 pòhuài to damage; to destroy
- 破产 pòchǎn to go bankrupt
- 突破 tūpò to break through
- 破案 pò'àn to solve a criminal case
- 破除 pòchú to break/remove; to eliminate; to abolish
- 破解 pòjiě to crack; to decode; to solve
- 破旧 pòjiù worn-out; dilapidated; shabby
- 破裂 pòliè to rupture; to break down; to split
- 破灭 pòmiè to be shattered; to be destroyed; to collapse
- 破碎 pòsuì to shatter; to break into pieces; fragmented