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HSK
proportion / scale
HSK 3
to give an example
HSK 7-9
regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
HSK 7-9
precedent
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented in history
HSK 7-9
convention / usual practice
HSK 7-9
as a rule / as usual / usually
HSK 7-9
special case / isolated example
HSK 7-9
actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance
to illustrate / typical example
sample; model; example
case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example / CL: 個|个
to break the rules
legend (of a map, etc) / diagram / illustration / graphical symbol
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *例* | 例* | *例
example / precedent / rule / case / instance
counterexample
(medical) case / occurrence of illness
example; model case
specific example / rare instance
first case / first instance
to make an exception
style (of literature) / form
not to be repeated / not to be taken as a precedent / just this once
old rules / example from the past / former practices
judicial precedent
an established precedent / a convention
custom; customary practice
custom / usual practice / convention up to now
notes on the use of a book / guide to the reader
example / exemplar / typical case
regulations
general rule / standard practice
used in the construction ...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example"
precedent
usual practice / routine
to create a precedent
case study / classic example
direct proportionality
first case / first instance / first time (sth is done)
to amend an ordinance (abbr. for 修改條例|修改条例)
(engineering) corner case
(patent) implementation; embodiment
(usual) practice of the past / precedent
following the model / according to precedent
foot fault (tennis etc)


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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