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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
that being the case / then / in that case
supplementary provision / bylaw / additional article (law)
code of conduct / standard of conduct
detailed rules and regulations / bylaws
rule
rules / regulations
irregular
penal provision; penalty
law / rule / code
actually / in fact
regular (figure in geometry)
traffic rules / rules of the road
L'Hôpital's rule (math.) (Tw)
general rules; general principles; general provisions
moreover / besides
nevertheless / although
unprincipled
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence / 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India
general rule / simple principle
general rule / general principle
specific provisions (based on general regulations)
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
on the one hand
unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
principle / logic
fundamental doctrine / guiding principle / raison d'être
general principle
Pareto principle
the law of the jungle
L'Hôpital's rule (math.)
a maxim / one's principles
quasi-regular
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
Rayleigh criterion (optics)
a maxim / one's principles


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