(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
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otherwise / if not / or (else)
rule / regulation / regular / orderly / fixed
law / rule / code
norm / standard / criterion
rules / regulations
irregular
to set an example (idiom) / to serve as a model
actually / in fact
detailed rules and regulations / bylaws
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
on the one hand
happy on the one hand, but worried on the other
general principle
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
scalene triangle (math.)
irregular quadrilateral / trapezium
traffic rules / rules of the road
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened / heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
moreover / besides
specific provisions (based on general regulations)
If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
quasi-regular
in principle / generally
principled
the law of the jungle
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence / 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India
joy depresses one's qi vital breath / an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)
the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
fundamental doctrine / guiding principle / raison d'être
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong
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
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27