照例 (zhào lì) — as usual; as a rule; according to precedent | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

照例 means 'as usual, as a rule' and emphasizes following established practice or routine. Similar to 照样 and 照常, but 照例 foregrounds precedent; 按理/按说 judge by logic or expectation instead.

adverb

as usualas a ruleaccording to precedent

Examples

照例。
Tā zhào lì zǎo shàng liù diǎn qǐ chuáng pǎo bù.
He gets up at six in the morning to run, as usual.
照例。
Huì yì zhào lì yóu jīng lǐ zhǔ chí.
The meeting is chaired by the manager, as a rule.
照例。
Fàng jià qián xué xiào zhào lì yào kāi yí cì jiā zhǎng huì.
Before the holiday, the school holds a parent-teacher meeting as usual.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

照zhàoaccording to

照 means according to and 例 means rule; together they mean as a rule.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

灬昭照

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

昭

昭zhāo照zhào

Same sound today

照 uses 灬, a bottom form of 火 (fire), plus 昭 for the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻列例

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

列

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

例 is built from 亻, which relates to people, and 列, which gives the sound.

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