例外
lì​wài HSK5

exception

例外 lì​wài
exception noun
an instance that does not conform to a rule or general pattern

鱼是这条规则的例外。

yú shì zhè tiáo guī​zé de lì​wài.

Fish are an exception to this rule.

泡沫总是要破的，没有例外。

pào​mò zǒng​shì yào pò de, méi​yǒu lì​wài.

Bubbles always burst; there are no exceptions.

to be an exception verb
to fall outside of a rule, custom, or general regulation

当然，记者也不例外。

dāng​rán, jì​zhě yě bù lì​wài.

Journalists, of course, are no exception.

每个人都有糟糕的日子，孩子也不例外。

měi​ge​rén dōu yǒu zāo​gāo de rì​zi, hái​zi yě bù lì​wài.

Everyone has bad days, and children are no exception.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
11.4 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
15.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)