Chinese symbol for “exception”
例外
lì wài
exception; to be an exception
The closest CC-CEDICT match for exception is 例外 (lì wài), defined as: exception; to be an exception.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “exception”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 例外.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 例如 | lì rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion; scale |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 例子 | lì zi | case; (for) instance |
| 案例 | àn lì | case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 外国 (外國) | wài guó | foreign country |
See also: Japanese symbol for “exception”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.