惯例 guànlì convention

Traditional: 慣例

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 惯例 is in band 7–9. HSK 6 explained

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中惯例means convention. Picture a guest at a family dinner, wondering why everyone takes off their shoes. The host smiles and says it's the usual convention in this house. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

惯例 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

惯例 — the Chinese character for convention (guànlì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 惯例 — convention

惯 — 11 strokes
例 — 8 strokes

Senses

convention
usual practice

Characters in 惯例

惯 guàn — accustomed to; used to; indulge
例 lì — example; precedent; rule

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 惯例 lives

HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 7–9 Practise Topic: Society Practise Topic: Culture and history Practise

惯例 is pronounced guànlì and means “convention”.