特例 (tè lì): special case; isolated example

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: special case; isolated example
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

special case
isolated example

Chinese explanation

指一般规律或规则之外的特殊情况，与普遍现象不同
也指单独拿出来处理的个别事例，强调它不适用于通常的做法或标准。

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HSK 6

special

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Example sentences

This shop is usually closed on weekends, but the Saturday before Christmas was a special case because many customers came to buy gifts.

The company requires employees to wear formal attire, but when it's extremely hot in summer, they can wear short sleeves; this is considered a special case.

The teacher is very strict with students and never allows late homework, but when Xiaoming was hospitalized, the teacher made an exception and let him submit a week late; this was the only special case.

Generally speaking, it rarely snows in this area in winter, but last winter the temperature was unusually low and there was a heavy snowfall, making it a special case for local weather.

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