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例外 lìwài

例外 lìwài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 例外 lìwài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lìwài | li4 wai4
English translation
exception
to be an exception

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Traditional form

例外 lìwài

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 例外 lìwài

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and liè represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

liè

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻列

Number of Strokes

8
wài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. bo represents the meaning and yuè represents the sound. bo here is used iconically as an arrow pointing to the outside.

Positional decomposition

夕卜

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 例外 lìwài

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de pán 脸上例外 lìwài de duī le 严肃 yánsù de 神情 shén qíng , zài yòng 心思 xīn si .

An unusually grim expression clouded his plump face: he was thinking hard.

特德讨厌 tǎoyàn 各种 gè zhǒng 派对 pài duì 即便 jíbiàn shì 自己 zìjǐ 喜欢 xǐhuan de rén de 聚会 jùhuì 例外 lìwài

Ted hated parties, even gatherings of people he liked individually.

那些 nà xiē 被判有罪 yǒu zuì de rén 几乎 jīhū 无一例外 dōu shì 我们 wǒmen de 朋友 péngyou 同事 tóngshì

Almost without exception those convicted were our friends and colleagues.

虽然 suīrán 可能 kěnéng yǒu 例外 lìwài dàn gāi 规定 guīdìng 仍然 réngrán 有效 yǒu xiào

Although exceptions could be made, the rule still stands.

边境 biānjìng shǎng suǒ yǒu de 东西 dōngxī dōu yǒu 定价 dìng jià pǐn 柚木 yòu mù 走私 zǒusī pǐn 无一例外

Everything along the border has its price: drugs, teak, smuggled goods.

例外 lìwài Decomposition

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例外 lìwài Compounds

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