破例
Old HSK 6
破例 (pòlì) · to make an exception
破例 (pòlì) means “to make an exception”. It is written with 2 characters: 破 (broken) + 例 (precedent). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 破例 is built
The characters
破 pò · broken
What 破 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皮pí — skin
- 攴pū — to rap
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 皮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
例 lì · precedent
What 例 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 列liè — a line
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 歹dǎi — corpse
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 列 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师破例让他晚交作业。Lǎoshī pòlì ràng tā wǎn jiāo zuòyè.The teacher made an exception and let him hand in his homework late.
商店今天破例晚关门。Shāngdiàn jīntiān pòlì wǎn guānmén.The shop made an exception and closed late today.
Questions about 破例
What does 破例 mean?
破例 (pòlì) means “to make an exception”.
How do you pronounce 破例?
破例 is pronounced pòlì.
Which HSK level is 破例?
破例 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 破坏pòhuàito damage
- 破产pòchǎnto go bankrupt
- 突破tūpòto break through
- 破pòbroken
- 例如lìrúfor example
- 例子lìziexample
- 比例bǐlìproportion
- 案例ànlìcase
- 惯例guànlìusual practice
Learn 破例 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 139: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.