Word

先例 (xiān lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

先例 (xiān lì) is a Chinese word: precedent. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 先例

名 míng noun

precedent

我们不能开这个先例。

wǒ men bù néng kāi zhè ge xiān lì

We cannot set this precedent.

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Word breakdown

先 xiān — prior, earlier, first

例 lì — example, case, instance

Structure & writing
1 先 xiān — before; preceding (opposite of 'after')
先 is a component in 4 characters

先 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 例 lì — example; instance used as a reference or model

例 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order