惯例 (guàn lì) — convention, usual practice
Definition
惯例 is an established 'convention / usual practice' — more formal and institutional than 习惯 (personal habit) and more narrow than 传统 (broad tradition).
noun
conventionusual practice
Examples
- 惯例，。Àn zhào guàn lì, guó jì huì yì tōng cháng yòng yīng yǔ fā yán.According to convention, international meetings are usually conducted in English.
- 惯例。Zhè zhǒng guàn lì yǐ jīng cún zài hěn duō nián le.This kind of convention has existed for many years.
- 惯例。Dǎ pò guàn lì xū yào hěn dà de yǒng qì.Breaking a convention takes a lot of courage.
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