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违例

wéi lì

2-character word Traditional 違例

What 违例 means

1. to break the rules

The characters in 违例

• 违wéito disobey; to violate; to separate
• 例lìexample; precedent; rule

Example sentences

• 我自己也因违例泊车而被罚了许多次款。
  Wǒ zìjǐ yě yīn wéilì bóchē ér bèi fá le xǔduō cì kuǎn.
  I've paid parking fines a number of times myself.

Words containing 违例

• 脚违例jiǎo wéi lìfoot fault (tennis etc)

Sounds the same

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

• 为例used in the construction 以...以...为例, "to take ... as an example"
• 韦利Waley or Whaley (name); Arthur Waley (1889-1966), pioneer British sinologist
• 违戾to violate; to go against