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照例

zhào lì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

照例 (zhào lì) means "as a rule; as usual; usually". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 照例 means

1. as a rule
2. as usual
3. usually

The characters in 照例

• 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; to shine
• 例lìexample; precedent; rule

Example sentences

• 照例寒暄了一阵，照例闲扯扯队里的新闻以后，他在不知不觉中就把谈话引入了正题。
  Zhàolì hánxuān le yīzhèn, zhàolì xiánchě chě duì lǐ de xīnwén yǐhòu, tā zài bùzhībùjué zhōng jiù bǎ tánhuà yǐnrù le zhèng tí.
  We exchanged pleasantries, and chatted cordially about news in the team, and he moved the conversation naturally on to the main topic.
• 我们照例寒暄了一阵，闲扯扯队里的新闻以后，他在不知不觉中就把谈话引入了正题。
  We exchanged pleasantries, and chatted cordially about news in the team, and he moved the conversation naturally on to the main topic.

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