Chinese word

照例

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhào lì

Meaning

  • adverbas usual

Example

照例他又迟到了。zhào lì tā yòu chí dào le

As usual, he was late again.

Illustration for 照例 (as usual)

More examples

会议照例在每月第一周召开。huì yì zhào lì zài měi yuè dì yì zhōu zhào kāi

The meeting is held as usual in the first week of every month.

Core concept

A current event stays on the path laid down by earlier events.

Common phrases

  • 照例来说zhào lì lái shuō

    as usual

  • 照例通知zhào lì tōng zhī

    notify as usual

  • 照例召开zhào lì zhào kāi

    hold as usual

Similar words

平常píng cháng: In the ordinary way or under normal conditions, without anything unusual happening.
照常zhào cháng: In the usual manner, with a familiar routine continuing normally.

Definition in Chinese

按照以往的惯例或常情，表示事情像平常那样发生。àn zhào yí wǎng de guàn lì huò cháng qíng biǎo shì shì qíng xiàng píng cháng nà yàng fā shēng

Word origin

照 (zhào, "according to") + 例 (lì, "precedent") combines the idea of following an established model with the model itself, producing the sense of a familiar pattern recurring.

Usage tips

  • As an adverb, it usually comes before the verb or clause it frames, setting the expected pattern before the event is described.

Other meanings

  • usuallyadverb

Opposites

  • 破例pò lìexceptionallyadverb

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