例外 (lì wài) — (noun) exception; something that does not follow the norm; (verb) to be an exception; to be treated as an exception
Definition
例外 (lìwài) is the general word for 'an exception' or 'to be an exception' to a rule. 特例 names the unusual case itself; 除外 marks something as outside a set; 破例 means to bend a rule by allowing one.
noun
exceptionsomething that does not follow the norm
verb
to be an exceptionto be treated as an exception
Examples
- ，例外。Jīn tiān xià dà yǔ, shàng bān chí dào kě yǐ lì wài yí cì.It's raining heavily today, so being late for work can be treated as an exception this once.
- ，例外。Jī hū suǒ yǒu rén dōu kǎo guò le, zhǐ yǒu tā shì lì wài.Almost everyone passed the exam; only he is an exception.
- ，例外。Gōng sī guī dìng hěn yán gé, zhè ge qǐng qiú bù néng lì wài.The company rules are very strict; this request cannot be an exception.
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