to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom); to follow a proven formula
trad. 率由舊章
Also written 率由舊章【shuài yóu jiù zhāng】
Characters in this word
4率
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(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
- Pinyin
- lǜ
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 13959 of 2500
由
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to follow, from, because of; due to, by; via; through, (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- Pinyin
- yóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 492 of 2500
旧
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old, opposite: new 新, former, worn (with age)
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Traditional
- 舊
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2284 of 2500
章
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surname Zhang
- Pinyin
- Zhāng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 10277 of 2500