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CHINESE WORD

guàn lì

惯例

law

Numbered pinyin
guan4 li4
English meanings
custom, pattern, practice, manner, tradition, routine, law, wont, habit, codex, ritual, convention, convenance, consuetude, usual practice, rule, use, observance, institution, modus operandi, precedent, conventionality, rite, praxis, natural law

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    ànzhào按照guànlì惯例。

    By convention.

  2. 02

    guójì国际guànlì惯例。

    International practice.

  3. 03

    zūnxún遵循guànlì惯例。

    Follow the convention.

  4. 04

    dǎpo打破guànlì惯例。

    Break with convention.

  5. 05

    línghuó灵活biàn变tōng通。

    Be flexible.

  6. 06

    yǔshíjùjìn与时俱进。

    Keep pace with the times.

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