破例 pòlì to make an exception
怎么记住“破例”: 破 broken + 例 examples = to make an exception.
汉字
用法
- To make an exception to the usual rule - 老板破例给他放了一天假 (lǎobǎn pòlì gěi tā fàng le yìtiān jià) the boss made an exception and gave him a day off.
- Implies normally this wouldn't be allowed; a favor or special case. Frame: 破例 + do something.
例句
- 我不能破例。 Wǒ bùnéng pòlì.I can't make an exception.