前例 (qián lì) — precedent

Definition

Examples

• 这个决定没有前例可以参考。
  Zhè ge jué dìng méi yǒu qián lì kě yǐ cān kǎo.
  There is no precedent to refer to for this decision.
• 历史上没有这样的前例。
  Lì shǐ shàng méi yǒu zhè yàng de qián lì.
  There is no such precedent in history.
• 他们开创了一个新的前例。
  Tā men kāi chuàng le yí gè xīn de qián lì.
  They created a new precedent.