法制 (fǎ zhì) — legal system and institutions

Definition

法制 refers to an established legal system — the laws and institutions of a country as a whole. Unlike 法律 (individual laws or 'the law' as a field) or 法治 (the principle of rule of law), it emphasizes the system itself.

noun

legal system and institutions

Easily confused

法治fǎ zhìsound-alike(noun) rule of law — the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law

Examples

法制。
Tuī jìn fǎ zhì jiàn shè shì guó jiā fā zhǎn de zhòng yào rèn wu.
Promoting the construction of the legal system is an important task for national development.
法制。
fǎ zhì Jiào yù duì tí gāo gōng mín de fǎ lǜ yì shí hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
Legal system education is very helpful for raising citizens' legal awareness.
法制。
Liáng hǎo de fǎ zhì néng gòu bǎo zhàng shè huì de gōng píng zhèng yì.
A good legal system can safeguard social fairness and justice.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Law & Justice

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