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Chinese dictionary
v.create an illegitimate or unregulated precedent; create/set a precedent
如果从这里开例，以后的事情就不好办了。
If we grant him an exception, it will make things difficult for us in the future.
Word usage
- Separable word"开" and "例" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
在这件事情上，我们还从未开过例。
We have never created a precedent of this.
我们是在非常特殊的情况下才开的例。
We have created only a precedent under very special circumstances.
开了例，其他人都纷纷效仿怎么办？
What if they create a precedent and everyone else follows?