| 规定 | guī dìng | provision / to fix / to set / to formulate / to stipulate / to provide / regulation / rule / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 规范 | guī fàn | norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify | |
| 规则 | guī zé | rule / regulation / rules and regulations | |
| 规律 | guī lu:4 | rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline | |
| 规章 | guī zhāng | rule / regulation | |
| 统治 | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country) / to govern / rule / regime | |
| 规矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved | |
| 尺子 | chǐ zi | rule / ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3] | |
| 宰 |  zǎi | to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) | |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule | |
| 法则 | fǎ zé | law / rule / code | |
| 主宰 | zhǔ zǎi | to dominate / to rule / to dictate / master | |
| 法式 | fǎ shì | rule / method / model | |
| 治 | zhì | to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research | |
| 听 | tìng | (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow | |
| 王 | wàng | to rule / to reign over | |
| 程 | chéng | rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence | |
| 规 | guī | compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme | |
| 格 | gé | square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively | |
| 例 | lì | example / precedent / rule / case / instance | |
| 宰制 | zǎi zhì | to rule / to dominate | |
| 训 | xùn | to teach / to train / to admonish / instruction (from superiors) / teachings / rule | |
| 矩 | jǔ | carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve | |
| 臬 | niè | guidepost / rule / standard / limit / target (old) | |
| 觚 | gū | goblet / rule / law | |
| 条规 | tiáo guī | rule | |
| 规则功利主义 | guī zé gōng lì zhǔ yì | rule | |
| 戒规 | jiè guī | religious precept / taboo / rule | |
| 章则 | zhāng zé | rule | |
| 排除 | pái chú | to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out | |
| 法治 | fǎ zhì | rule of law / to rule by law | |
| 霸道 | bà dào | the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent | |
| 订立 | dìng lì | to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc) | |
| 治国 | zhì guó | to rule a country | |
| 违纪 | wéi jì | lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle | |
| 直通车 | zhí tōng chē | "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) | |
| 王道 | wáng dào | the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 | |
| 照例 | zhào lì | as a rule / as usual / usually | |
| 千篇一律 | qiān piān yī lu:4 | thousand articles, same rule (idiom) / stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all | |
| 依法治国 | yī fǎ zhì guó | to rule according to the law | |
| 光复 | guāng fù | to recover (territory or power) / the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945 | |
| 下辖 | xià xiá | administered by / under the rule of | |
| 破格 | pò gé | to break the rule / to make an exception | |
| 北伐 | Běi fá | the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords | |
| 通则 | tōng zé | general rule / general principle | |
| 人治 | rén zhì | rule of man | |
| 暴政 | bào zhèng | tyranny / despotic rule | |
| 横行霸道 | héng xíng bà dào | to oppress / to rule as a despot / to tyrannize | |
| 准绳 | zhǔn shéng | yardstick / fig. criterion / ground rule | |
| 六神 | liù shén | the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3]) | |
| 变天 | biàn tiān | to undergo change in weather / restoration of reactionary rule or the previous regime | |
| 秦代 | Qín dài | Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China | |
| 德治 | dé zhì | rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) | |
| 卷尺 | juǎn chǐ | tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] | |
| 垂帘听政 | chuí lián tīng zhèng | lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom) | |
| 通例 | tōng lì | general rule / standard practice | |
| 分而治之 | fēn ér zhì zhī | divide and rule (strategy) / divide and conquer | |
| 教权 | jiào quán | religious rule | |
| 霸 | bà | hegemon / tyrant / lord / feudal chief / to rule by force / to usurp / (in modern advertising) master | |
| 榘 | jǔ | variant of 矩, carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve | |
| 金科玉律 | jīn kē yù lu:4 | golden rule / key principle | |
| 二一添作五 | èr yī tiān zuò wǔ | lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) / to share fairly between two parties / to go fifty-fifty | |
| 应天承运 | yìng tiān chéng yùn | lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings | |
| 舜日尧天 | Shùn rì Yáo tiān | sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds | |
| 舜日尧年 | Shùn rì Yáo nián | sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds | |
| 齐家治国 | qí jiā zhì guó | to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom) | |
| 偶一为之 | ǒu yī wéi zhī | to do sth once in a while (idiom) / to do sth more as an exception than the rule | |
| 计算尺 | jì suàn chǐ | slide rule | |
| 科学执政 | kē xué zhí zhèng | rule of science | |
| 正字法规则 | zhèng zì fǎ guī zé | orthographic rule | |
| 政教合一 | zhèng jiào hé yī | union of religious and political rule / theocracy / Caesaropapism | |
| 中央专制集权 | zhōng yāng zhuān zhì jí quán | centralized autocratic rule | |
| 先王之政 | xiān wáng zhī zhèng | the rule of former kings | |
| 地方自治 | dì fāng zì zhì | local autonomy / home rule | |
| 应天顺时 | yìng tiān shùn shí | lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings | |
| 按立宪治国 | àn lì xiàn zhì guó | to rule a country according to the constitution | |
| 概测法 | gài cè fǎ | rough-and-ready method / rule of thumb | |
| 简则 | jiǎn zé | general rule / simple principle | |
| 台南府 | Tái nán fǔ | Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule | |
| 虚文 | xū wén | dead letter / rule no longer in force / empty formality | |
| 规复 | guī fù | to restore (deposed monarch, rule, system of laws, ecological system etc) / restoration | |
| 订出 | dìng chū | to lay down (a rule, a plan of action) / to draw up / booked out (i.e. already fully booked) | |
| 霸王之道 | Bà wáng zhī dào | the Way of the Hegemon / despotic rule / abbr. to 霸道 | |
| 洛必达法则 | luò bì dá fǎ zé | L'Hôpital's rule (math.) | |
| 决策规则 | jué cè guī zé | decision rule | |
| 联合国法治指标 | lián hé guó fǎ zhì zhǐ biāo | United Nations Rule of Law Indicators | |
| 言论禁止令 | | gag rule | |
| 法治联络处 | | Rule of Law Liaison Office | |
| 法治股 | fǎ zhì gǔ | Rule of Law Unit | |
| 法治、司法制度和监狱咨询科 | | Rule of Law, Judicial System and Prison Advisory Section | |
| 法治、平等和不歧视处 | | Rule of Law, Equality and Non-discrimination Branch | |
| 多数决制 | | majority rule | |
| 工作人员细则 | gōng zuò rén yuán xì zé | Staff Rule | |
| 法治干事 | | Rule of Law Officer | |
| 法治政策办公室 | fǎ zhì zhèng cè bàn gōng shì | Policy Office for the Rule of Law | |
| 行政规则 | | administrative rule | |
| 法治科 | fǎ zhì kē | Rule of Law Section | |
| 法治顾问 | fǎ zhì gù wèn | Rule of Law Adviser | |
| 六周规定 | liù zhōu guī dìng | six-week documentation rule / six-week rule / 6-week rule | |
| 法治和安全机构厅 | | Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions | |
