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破例

pò lì

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

破例 (pò lì) means "to make an exception". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 破例 means

1. to make an exception

The characters in 破例

• 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out
• 例lìexample; precedent; rule

Example sentences

• 我不能破例。
  Wǒ bù néng pòlì.
  I can't make an exception.
• 我不是一个厌恶女性的人; 但如果我是, 我会为你而破例。
  Wǒ bù shì yī gè yànwù nǚxìng de rén; dàn rúguǒ wǒ shì, wǒ huì wèi nǐ ér pòlì.
  I'm not a woman hater; and if I were, I would make an exception for you.

Sounds the same

Read pò lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 魄力courage; daring; boldness

Where 破例 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · píng–pò (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read pò lì correctly.
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