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(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then / (bound form) standard; norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate; to follow / classifier for written items
HSK 7-9
traffic rules / rules of the road
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
general principle
the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平 in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
principle / doctrine / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
regular (figure in geometry)
(idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach
(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
irregular
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
norm / standard / criterion
HSK 7-9
rules / regulations
on the one hand
Pareto principle
law / rule / code
regularity
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
specific provisions (based on general regulations)
rule; regulation / regular; orderly; fixed
HSK 4
detailed rules and regulations / bylaws
moreover / besides
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence / 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India
general rules; general principles; general provisions
otherwise; if not; or (else)
HSK 4
penal provision; penalty
tough adversaries make you stronger
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
the law of the jungle
regular expression (computing)
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842
happy on the one hand, but worried on the other
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong
unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
code of conduct / standard of conduct
a maxim / one's principles
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
HSK 7-9
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
in principle / generally
principled
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
unprincipled
a maxim / one's principles
(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
L'Hôpital's rule (math.) (Tw)
fundamental doctrine / guiding principle / raison d'être
to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.) / to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
nevertheless / although
regularity
general rule / simple principle
where there is injustice, there will be an outcry / man will cry out against injustice
scalene triangle (math.)
supplementary provision / bylaw / additional article (law)
to make a decision when it's time to decide
actually / in fact
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
regular parametrization
(saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
L'Hôpital's rule (math.)
accounting standards council
logic
rule
the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
principle / logic
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
that being the case / then / in that case
joy depresses one's qi vital breath / an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)
Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)
quasi-regular
irregular quadrilateral / trapezium
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
Rayleigh criterion (optics)
Xigazê, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
general rule / general principle
Zerah (son of Judah in the Old Testament)
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong


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