Word: 先例 (xiānlì) 先例 dictionary entry xiānlì precedent Full dictionary entry for 先例 Example sentences using 先例 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 以前有过这样的先例吗？ Yǐqián yǒuguo zhèyàng de xiānlì ma? Has there been a precedent like this before? 法官参考了一个类似案件的先例。 Fǎguān cānkǎole yí gè lèisì ànjiàn de xiānlì. The judge referred to a precedent from a similar case.