惯例

• Pinyin: guàn lì
• Desglose de hanzi: 惯 = 忄+ 贯 (habitual); 例 = 亻+ 列 (person + row — a precedent set in line)

Significado

Convención; práctica establecida; uso consuetudinario.

Widely used in legal, diplomatic, and organisational contexts. 按照惯例 (according to convention) and 打破惯例 (break with convention) are very common collocations. Carries a neutral to slightly conservative tone.

Ejemplos

1. 按照惯例，新任总裁应在就职一周内召开全体员工大会。
2. 这位艺术家以打破惯例著称，从不按常规出牌。
3. 国际外交场合中存在许多不成文的惯例和礼仪规范。

Guía de uso

Contexto: law, diplomacy, business

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 依照国际惯例，合同纠纷应提交仲裁委员会处理。(According to international convention, contractual disputes should be submitted to the arbitration committee.)
• 他们决定打破惯例，允许员工完全自主选择工作时间。(They decided to break with convention and allow employees complete autonomy in choosing their working hours.)

Incorrecto

• 这是我的惯例习惯 — 惯例 already means an established practice or convention; do not combine with 习惯, which is redundant; use either 惯例 alone or 习惯 alone depending on whether the context is institutional or personal

Origen e historia

惯 (habitual, accustomed) + 例 (precedent, example, rule). A habitual precedent — a rule formed through repeated practice.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal