条例 (tiáo lì) — formal regulations; ordinances; code of conduct

Definition

条例 refers to a formally codified set of rules on a specific topic (environmental, traffic, hospital). It is more official and topic-specific than 规定, and narrower in scope than 法规 or 规章.

noun

formal regulationsordinancescode of conduct

Measure word · 个

Examples

条例。
Zhèng fǔ chū le xīn de huán bǎo tiáo lì.
The government issued new environmental regulations.
条例。
Zhè jiā yī yuàn de tiáo lì hěn yán gé.
This hospital's regulations are very strict.
条例。
Sī jī bì xū zūn shǒu jiāo tōng tiáo lì.
Drivers must obey traffic regulations.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

条tiáoarticle

例lìrule

条 means article and 例 means rule; together they refer to formal rules or regulations.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 條; 条 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mù

Sound part声符shēngfú

攸

攸yōu條tiáo

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

The traditional form 條 pairs 木, a small branch or stick, with 攸, which shows a person warned by a hand holding a stick, as a sound part; 条 is a later shortened shape.

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

亻列例

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

列

列liè例lì

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

例 is built from 亻, which relates to people, and 列, which gives the sound.

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