律 (lǜ) — law, rule, regulation, statute, discipline (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
律 is a bound form: it never stands alone — it appears in compounds like 法律 (law), 规律 (pattern), 纪律 (discipline). In those compounds it carries the sense of 'rule, law, or regular pattern'.
bound form
lawruleregulationstatutediscipline (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Xué xí fǎ lǜ hěn zhòng yào.Learning the law is very important.
- 。Shēng huó yào yǒu guī lǜ.Life should have regular patterns.
- 。Jūn duì yǒu yán gé de jì lǜ.The army has strict discipline.
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