Chinese word

特例

Pronunciation

Pinyintè lì

Meaning

  • nounspecial case

Example

这次申请被当作特例批准了。zhè cì shēn qǐng bèi dàng zuò tè lì pī zhǔn le

This application was approved as a special case.

Illustration for 特例 (special case)

More examples

法院决定不再对类似情况采取特例处理。fǎ yuàn jué dìng bú zài duì lèi sì qíng kuàng cái qǔ tè lì chú lǐ

The court decided not to apply special-case treatment to similar cases anymore.

Core concept

A single case is given a place outside the normal system because its circumstances call for different handling.

Common phrases

  • 被列入特例名单bèi liè rù tè lì míng dān

    be placed on the special-case list

  • 适用特例措施shì yòng tè lì cuò shī

    apply special-case measures

  • 撤销特例许可chè xiāo tè lì xú kě

    revoke a special-case permit

Similar words

例外lì wài: An individual case that falls outside an established rule or standard.

Definition in Chinese

针对个别情况专门设置的与通常规则不同的处理或决定。zhēn duì gè bié qíng kuàng zhuān mén shè zhì de yǔ tōng cháng guī zé bù tóng de chú lǐ huò jué dìng

Word origin

特例 (tèlì, "special case") combines 特 (tè, "special") and 例 (lì, "case") to name one instance that receives an arrangement outside the standard pattern.

Usage tips

  • The word has a formal, administrative tone and fits applications, regulations, and public announcements better than relaxed everyday conversation.

Opposites

  • 通例tōng lìusual practicenoun

Related words

  • 特例许可tè lì xú kěspecial-case permitnoun
  • 特例措施tè lì cuò shīspecial-case measurenoun

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