特 tè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
特例
tèlì
special case; 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
- 这项政策适用于所有企业，不能因为规模大就设特例。 Zhè xiàng zhèngcè shìyòng yú suǒyǒu qǐyè, bù néng yīnwèi guīmó dà jiù shè tèlì. This policy applies to all companies; an exception cannot be made simply because a company is large.
- 他身体不好，学校为他设了特例，体育课可以不上。 Tā shēntǐ bù hǎo, xuéxiào wèi tā shè le tèlì, tǐyù kè kěyǐ bù shàng. His health is poor, so the school made a special exception for him — he may skip PE class.
- 平时不许迟到，今天下大雨，就算一个特例吧。 Píngshí bù xǔ chídào, jīntiān xià dàyǔ, jiù suàn yí ge tèlì ba. Normally lateness is not allowed, but with today's heavy rain, let's make an exception.