定律 dìng lǜ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄩˋ ding6 leot6
- scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
- (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
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More words with these characters
定
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 不定 bù dìng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ bat1 ding6 indefinite
- 假定 jiǎ dìng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gaa2 ding6 to assume
- 判定 pàn dìng ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ pun3 ding6 to judge
- 制定 zhì dìng ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zai3 ding6 to draw up; to formulate
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- 协定 協定 xié dìng ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ hip3 ding6 agreement
- 否定 fǒu dìng ㄈㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ fau2 ding6 to negate
- 固定 gù dìng ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gu3 ding6 to fix
- 坚定 堅定 jiān dìng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gin1 ding6 firm
- 奠定 diàn dìng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ din6 ding6 to establish
- 安定 ān dìng ㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ on1 ding6 stable; calm; settled
- 定位 dìng wèi ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ ding6 wai2 to orientate
- 定做 dìng zuò ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ding6 zou6 to have something made to order
- 定价 定價 dìng jià ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ding6 gaa3 to set a price
- 定向 dìng xiàng ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ding6 hoeng3 to orientate
- 定居 dìng jū ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩ ding6 geoi1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
- 定时 定時 dìng shí ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄕˊ ding6 si4 to fix a time
- 定期 dìng qī ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧ ding6 kei4 at set dates
- 定义 定義 dìng yì ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ ding6 ji6 definition
- 定论 定論 dìng lùn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ding6 leon6 final conclusion
律
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 律师 律師 lǜ shī ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ leot6 si1 lawyer
- 旋律 xuán lǜ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄩˋ syun4 leot6 melody
- 法律 fǎ lǜ ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄩˋ faat3 leot6 law
- 纪律 紀律 jì lǜ ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄩˋ gei2 leot6 discipline
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- 规律 規律 guī lǜ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄩˋ kwai1 leot6 rule (e.g. of science)
- 七律 qī lǜ ㄑㄧ ㄌㄩˋ cat1 leot6 verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. for 七言律诗)
- 他律 tā lǜ ㄊㄚ ㄌㄩˋ taa1 leot6 external regulation (e.g. by means of a regulatory body, as opposed to self-regulation 自律)
- 以律 Yǐ lǜ ㄧˇ ㄌㄩˋ ji5 leot6 Eluid (son of Achim)
- 刑律 xíng lǜ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄩˋ jing4 leot6 criminal law
- 律动 律動 lǜ dòng ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ leot6 dung6 rhythm
- 律吕 律呂 lǜ lǚ ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄩˇ tuning; temperament
- 律所 lǜ suǒ ㄌㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ leot6 so2 law firm (abbr. for 律师事务所)
- 律条 律條 lǜ tiáo ㄌㄩˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ leot6 tiu4 a law
- 律法 lǜ fǎ ㄌㄩˋ ㄈㄚˇ leot6 faat3 laws and decrees
- 律诗 律詩 lǜ shī ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ leot6 si1 regular verse
- 心律 xīn lǜ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄩˋ sam1 leot6 (medicine) heart rhythm
- 戒律 jiè lǜ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄩˋ gaai3 leot6 monastic discipline
- 排律 pái lǜ ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄩˋ paai4 leot6 long poem in lüshi form 律诗
- 格律 gé lǜ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄩˋ gaak3 leot6 forms of versification
Idioms with these characters
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
- 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄗㄨㄣ ding6 jyu1 jat1 zyun1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
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- 盖棺定论 蓋棺定論 gài guān dìng lùn ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ goi3 gun1 ding6 leon6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
- 盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìng ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ goi3 gun1 leon6 ding6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
- 举棋不定 舉棋不定 jǔ qí bù dìng ㄐㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ geoi2 kei4 bat1 ding6 to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
- 居无定所 居無定所 jū wú dìng suǒ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
- 命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ming6 zung1 zyu3 ding6 decreed by fate (idiom)
- 飘忽不定 飄忽不定 piāo hū bù dìng ㄆㄧㄠ ㄏㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ piu1 fat1 bat1 ding6 to drift without a resting place (idiom)
- 气定神闲 氣定神閒 qì dìng shén xián ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ hei3 ding6 san4 haan4 calm and composed (idiom)
Example sentences
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没有 沒有 任何 事物 能 逃脱 逃脫 墨 菲 定律 。
Nothing is exempt from Murphy's Law.
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对马 對馬 尔 爾 萨斯 薩斯 虚构 虛構 的 「 土地 耗尽 耗盡 」 定律 最 有力 的 反驳 反駁 ， 是 苏联 蘇聯 集体 集體 农场 農場 的 时间 時間 。
The best refutation of the imaginary Malthusian laws of "land depletion" is the practice of Soviet collective farming.
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