一律 (yī lǜ) — without exception; uniformly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

一律 means 'without exception, uniformly' and is written/formal — typically in rules or announcements. 概 and 一概 (HSK 7) are even more literary; 全都 is the everyday spoken equivalent.

adverb

without exceptionuniformly

Examples

一律。
Zhè xiē guī dìng bì xū yī lǜ zūn shǒu.
These rules must be followed without exception.
一律。
Suǒ yǒu cān sài zhě yī lǜ huò dé jì niàn pǐn.
All participants received souvenirs without exception.
一律。
Gōng sī duì yuán gōng yī lǜ píng děng duì dài.
The company treats all employees equally without exception.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一律 joins 一 one with 律 rule, meaning according to one rule.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

彳聿律

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彳彳chì

Sound part声符shēngfú

聿

聿yù律lǜ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

律 puts 彳 beside 聿: 彳 is the part tied to the meaning, and 聿 is the part tied to the sound.

Grammar

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Abstract Concepts

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