(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

rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed

principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]

law; rule; code

norm; standard; criterion

rules; regulations

on the one hand

moreover; besides

specific provisions (based on general regulations)

actually; in fact

general rules; general principles; general provisions

see 改則縣|改则县[Gai3 ze2 Xian4]

regular (figure in geometry)

that being the case; then; in that case

principle; logic

rule

general rule; simple principle

detailed rules and regulations; bylaws

penal provision; penalty

nevertheless; although

general rule; general principle

supplementary provision; bylaw; additional article (law)

irregular

quasi-regular

unprincipled

see 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4]

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

general principle

the law of the jungle

traffic rules; rules of the road

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

fundamental doctrine; guiding principle; raison d'être

a maxim; one's principles

a maxim; one's principles

Rayleigh criterion (optics)

code of conduct; standard of conduct

Pareto principle

L'Hôpital's rule (math.)

L'Hôpital's rule (math.) (Tw)

the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence; 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India