破例 pò lì ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ po3 lai6 流利級 · Level 5
- to make an exception
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破
- 打破 dǎ pò ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄛˋ daa2 po3 to break; to smash
- 破坏 破壞 pò huài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ po3 waai6 destruction
- 破案 pò àn ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋ po3 on3 to solve a criminal case
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
- 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
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- 破获 破獲 pò huò ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ po3 wok6 to uncover (a criminal plot)
- 破产 破產 pò chǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄢˇ po3 caan2 to go bankrupt
- 破碎 pò suì ㄆㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ po3 seoi3 to smash to pieces
- 破旧 破舊 pò jiù ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ po3 gau6 shabby
- 破裂 pò liè ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture
- 破解 pò jiě ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ po3 gaai2 to break (a bond, constraint etc)
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 to break through
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò ㄓㄣ ㄆㄛˋ zing1 po3 to investigate (as detective)
- 刺破 cì pò ㄘˋ ㄆㄛˋ ci3 po3 to puncture
- 划破 劃破 huá pò ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄆㄛˋ waak6 po3 to cut open
- 勘破 kān pò ㄎㄢ ㄆㄛˋ ham3 po3 see 看破
- 勾破 gōu pò ㄍㄡ ㄆㄛˋ ngau1 po3 (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
- 戳破 chuō pò ㄔㄨㄛ ㄆㄛˋ coek3 po3 to puncture
例
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 例如 lì rú ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ lai6 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 实例 實例 shí lì ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˋ sat6 lai6 actual example
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- 惯例 慣例 guàn lì ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ gwaan3 lai6 convention
- 条例 條例 tiáo lì ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ tiu4 lai6 regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
- 比例 bǐ lì ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ bei2 lai6 proportion
- 照例 zhào lì ㄓㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ ziu3 lai6 as a rule
- 特例 tè lì ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ dak6 lai6 special case
- 举例 舉例 jǔ lì ㄐㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ geoi2 lai6 to give an example
- 史无前例 史無前例 shǐ wú qián lì ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ si2 mou4 cin4 lai6 (idiom) unprecedented in history
- 事例 shì lì ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ si6 lai6 example
- 例假 lì jià ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ lai6 gaa3 (euphemism) menstrual period
- 例句 lì jù ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄩˋ lai6 geoi3 example sentence
- 例会 例會 lì huì ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ lai6 wui2 regular meeting
- 例汤 例湯 lì tāng ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄤ lai6 tong1 soup of the day
- 例示 lì shì ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ lai6 si6 to exemplify
- 例行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lai6 hang4 routine (task, procedure etc)
- 例言 lì yán ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄢˊ lai6 jin4 introductory remarks
Idioms with these characters
- 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
- 乘风破浪 乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ sing4 fung1 po3 long6 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
- 大破大立 dà pò dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 po3 daai6 laap6 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
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- 国破家亡 國破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄤˊ gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
- 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1 lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 Lè chāng pò jìng ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄤ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ lok6 coeng1 po3 geng3 lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主 (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)
- 破财免灾 破財免災 pò cái miǎn zāi ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄞ po3 coi4 min5 zoi1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 不能 破例 。
I can't make an exception.
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我 不是 一个 一個 厌恶 厭惡 女性 的 人 ; 但 如果 我 是 , 我 会 會 为 為 你 而 破例 。
I'm not a woman hater; and if I were, I would make an exception for you.
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