这是一个例外。

This is an exception to the rule.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 这 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 这 zhèi (coll.) this
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=3 一个 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一个 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
4 例外 lìwài
  1. exception
  2. to be an exception