律 lǜ

statute, principle, regulation

HSK 4 #526

DEFINITIONS

  • statute, principle, regulation
  • surname Lü
  • law

STROKES

WORDS

律师 lǜ shī
HSK 4
lawyer
法律 fǎ lǜ
HSK 4
law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
纪律 jì lǜ
HSK 5
discipline
规律 guī lǜ
HSK 5
rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
一律 yī lǜ
HSK 5
same; uniformly; all; without exception
旋律 xuán lǜ
HSK 6
melody; rhythm
底特律 dǐ tè lǜ Detroit, Michigan
定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
菲律宾 fēi lǜ bīn the Philippines
戒律 jiè lǜ monastic discipline; commandment
律动 lǜ dòng rhythm; to move rhythmically
韵律 yùn lǜ cadence; rhythm; rhyme scheme; meter (in verse); (linguistics) prosody
千篇一律 qiān piān yī lǜ thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive; once you've seen one, you've seen them all
自律 zì lǜ self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics); autonomic (physiology)
主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ theme or subject (music)
希律王 xī lǜ wáng Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)
金科玉律 jīn kē yù lǜ golden rule; key principle
律政司 lǜ zhèng sī Department of Justice (Hong Kong)
节律 jié lǜ rhythm; pace
格律 gé lǜ forms of versification; conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition; metrical verse
沙律 shā lǜ salad (loanword)
音律 yīn lǜ tuning; temperament
菲律宾人 fēi lǜ bīn rén Filipino
严于律己 yán yú lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself
规律性 guī lǜ xìng regular
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