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破例
pò lì
Pinyin
Definition
破例
-
pò lì
to make an exception
Character Decomposition
破
石
皮
例
亻
歹
刂
Related Words
(20)
破
pò
1
broken
2
damaged
3
worn out
4
lousy
5
rotten
6
to break, split or cleave
7
to get rid of
8
to destroy
9
to break with
10
to defeat
11
to capture (a city etc)
12
to expose the truth of
破坏
pò huài
1
destruction
2
damage
3
to wreck
4
to break
5
to destroy
突破
tū pò
1
to break through
2
to make a breakthrough
3
to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
4
(of ball sports) to break through a defense
例
lì
1
example
2
precedent
3
rule
4
case
5
instance
例假
lì jià
1
legal holiday
2
(euphemism) menstrual leave
3
menstrual period
例句
lì jù
1
example sentence
例外
lì wài
1
exception
2
to be an exception
例如
lì rú
1
for example
2
for instance
3
such as
例子
lì zi
1
case
2
(for) instance
3
example
4
CL:個|个[gè]
例行
lì xíng
1
routine (task, procedure etc)
2
as usual
划破
huá pò
1
to cut open
2
to rip
3
to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
4
to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
史无前例
shǐ wú qián lì
1
unprecedented in history
惯例
guàn lì
1
convention
2
usual practice
打破
dǎ pò
1
to break
2
to smash
拿破仑
Ná pò lún
1
variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Ná pò lún]
撕破
sī pò
1
to tear
2
to rip
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
案例
àn lì
1
case (law)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
条例
tiáo lì
1
regulations
2
rules
3
code of conduct
4
ordinances
5
statutes
比例
bǐ lì
1
proportion
2
scale
Idioms
(20)
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
1
one word says it all (idiom)
2
to hit the nail on the head
3
to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
1
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
2
fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
3
it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
1
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
1
the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
1
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
2
radical transformation
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
1
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
2
destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
1
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
1
to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
2
disillusioned with human society
3
to reject the world for a monastic life
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
1
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
1
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
1
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破绽百出
pò zhàn bǎi chū
1
lit. one hundred splits (idiom); fig. full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
破茧成蝶
pò jiǎn chéng dié
1
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
2
fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
3
to get to a better place after going through difficult period
破罐破摔
pò guàn pò shuāi
1
lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
破旧立新
pò jiù lì xīn
1
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
破财免灾
pò cái miǎn zāi
1
a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu
1
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
2
to burn one's boats
破镜重圆
pò jìng chóng yuán
1
a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
2
(of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
3
for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
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