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


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