前例

qiánlì
precedent

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
2 例 lì
  1. example
  2. precedent
  3. rule
  4. case
  5. instance