开先例
kāi​xiān​lì

to set a precedent

  • created sense approved 开先例/開先例 · kāi​xiān​lì · to set a precedent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开先例 / 開先例

    kāi​xiān​lì

    to set a precedent

    To create the first instance of something that others can follow in the future; to set an example

    开, 先例

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to start 先例 (literal) → 先例 · xiān​lì · precedent

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense