xià
wéi

idiom
common

Meaning of 下不为例

下不为例 means not to be taken as a precedent; just this once; to make an exception only for this time. Pronounced xià bù wéi lì.

  • not to be taken as a precedent; just this once; to make an exception only for this time

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiù
bāng
 
xià
wéi
 

I'll help you just this once, and it won't happen again.

Jīng
suī
rán
tóng
le
 
dàn
shuō
xià
wéi
 

Although the manager agreed, he said it was just this once.

men
tōng
róng
zhè
 
dàn
xià
wéi
 

We can make an exception this time, but not again.