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惯例

guàn lì · guan li

Traditional 慣例

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

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  1. convention
  2. usual practice
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The mid-autumn custom

  1. Dengdeng

    按照(ànzhào)惯例(guànlì)，今晚(jīnwǎn)大家(dàjiā)在(zài)院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)赏月(shǎngyuè)。

    As usual, everyone watches the moon in the courtyard tonight.

  2. Liangliang

    这是(zhèshì)你们(nǐmen)胡同(hútòng)的(de)惯例(guànlì)吗(ma)？

    Is that your hutong's custom?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，每年(měinián)中秋(zhōngqiū)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)，已经(yǐjīng)二十(èrshí)年(nián)了(le)。

    Yes. Every Mid-Autumn is like this, for twenty years now.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)按(àn)惯例(guànlì)，带(dài)一(yī)把(bǎ)椅子(yǐzi)来(lái)。

    Then I'll follow the custom too and bring a chair.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)今年(jīnnián)的(de)惯例(guànlì)变(biàn)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)楼顶(lóudǐng)看(kàn)，椅子(yǐzi)不用(bùyòng)带(dài)。

    But this year's custom changed. We watch from the roof. No chairs needed.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)早(zǎo)说(shuō)？我(wǒ)的(de)椅子(yǐzi)已经(yǐjīng)搬(bān)到(dào)院子(yuànzi)了(le)！

    Why didn't you say so earlier? My chair is already in the courtyard!

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2 examples
01

按(àn)照(zhào)惯(guàn)例(lì)，公(gōng)司(sī)每(měi)年(nián)春(chūn)节(jié)前(qián)都(dōu)会(huì)举(jǔ)办(bàn)年(nián)会(huì)。

According to convention, the company holds an annual meeting before Spring Festival every year.

02

这(zhè)只(zhǐ)是(shì)当(dāng)地(dì)的(de)老(lǎo)惯(guàn)例(lì)，年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)已(yǐ)经(jīng)不(bú)太(tài)在(zài)意(yì)了(le)。

This is just an old local convention; young people no longer care much about it.

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