惯
例

Convention in Chinese: 惯例 (guàn lì)

guàn lì

convention

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 慣例1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1convention
  2. 2usual practice

Stroke order

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惯
例

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄢˋ

guàn

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

惯例

Simplified

慣例

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 按照惯例，每年这时都要开会。

    àn zhào guàn lì， měi nián zhè shí dōu yào kāi huì。

    By convention, we hold a meeting at this time every year.

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Related words

惯

guàn

accustomed to

习惯

xí guàn

habit

例如

lì rú

for example

比例

bǐ lì

proportion

例子

lì zi

case

例外

lì wài

exception

惯性

guàn xìng

(physics) inertia

娇惯

jiāo guàn

to pamper

举例

jǔ lì

to give an example

特例

tè lì

special case

条例

tiáo lì

regulations

先例

xiān lì

antecedent

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