# 先例 (xiānlì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 先例 (xiānlì) means “precedent”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: precedent
- Pinyin: xiānlì (xian1 li4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个决定开创了公司的先例。
  Zhège juédìng kāichuàng le gōngsī de xiānlì.
  This decision set an important precedent for the company.

## Characters

- [先](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-first/) (xiān): first; beforehand
- 例 (lì): example; precedent

https://hanziro.com/word/xian-li-precedent/

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