"Rules" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhāng chéng rules / regulations / constitution / statute / articles of association (of company) / articles of incorporation / charter (of a corporation) / by-laws
 tiáo lì regulations / rules / code of conduct / ordinances / statutes
 shǒu zé rules / regulations
 guī chéng rules / regulations
 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yí xiàn laws / regulations / rules
 guī fàn norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify
 guī zé rule / regulation / rules and regulations
 wéi zhǔn to serve as the norm / ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
 xì zé detailed rules and regulations / bylaws
 wéi zhāng to break the rules / to violate regulations
 fàn guī to break the rules / an illegality / a foul
 jiǎn zhāng concise list of rules / brochure / pamphlet
 yóu xì guī zé rules of the game
 zǒng zé general rules / general principles / general provisions
 míng wén to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place
 cāo zuò guī chéng operating rules / work regulations
 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)
 qián guī zé unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
 zhào bàn to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request
  switching rules / switching procedures
 xiào guī school rules and regulations
 yì shì guī zé rules of procedure
 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble
 jiāo tōng guī zé traffic rules / rules of the road
 zhèng jì rules for political staff / political discipline
 guī zhì to regulate / rules and regulations / regulatory / style and structure (esp. of building)
 wéi fǎ luàn jì to break the law and violate the rules (idiom) / misconduct
 fǎ jì law and order / rules and discipline
 yuē fǎ sān zhāng to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules
 wéi lì to break the rules
 jiào guī canon / religious rules
 fàn jiè to go against the rules (of a religious order) / to break a ban (e.g. medical)
 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom) / consciously going against the rules
 yí ancient wine vessel / ancient sacrificial vessel / Yi ethnic group / normal nature of man / laws and rules
 xún guī dǎo jǔ to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom) / to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention
 sān gāng wǔ cháng three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 / and fidelity 信)
 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
 chái láng dāng tú ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom) / wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
 chái láng dāng lù ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom) / wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
退 jìn tuì zhōng shéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
退 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
 bó wén yuē lǐ vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
 chéng guī established rules / the beaten track
 mù wú fǎ jì with no regard for law or discipline (idiom) / flouting the law and disregarding all rules / in complete disorder
 cāo fǎ drill rules
 luàn jì to break the rules / to break discipline
 bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius) / one must follow some rules
 shī gé to overstep the rules / to go out of bounds / disqualification / to lose face / disqualified
 shǒu guī ju to behave oneself / to abide by the rules
 gēn jù guī dìng according to provisions / as stipulated in the rules
 méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom) / one must follow some rules
 méi yǒu guī jǔ , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán without rules, how can anything be done (idiom) / one must follow some rules
 Aò shì gǎn lǎn qiú Australian rules football / Aussie rules
 shuài yóu jiù zhāng to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) / to follow a proven formula
 shéng mò lit. carpenter's straight line marker / same as 墨斗 / fig. rules / rules and regulations
 jiù lì old rules / example from the past / former practices
 jiù guàn old system / former rules
 guī xíng jǔ bù to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom) / to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention
 chái láng sāi lù ravenous wolves block the road (idiom) / wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
 chái láng dāng dào ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom) / wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
 yùn suàn fāng fǎ rules of arithmetic
 yùn suàn fǎ zé rules of calculation (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) / algorithm / fig. to scheme / to calculate (i.e. plot)
 xiá guǐ long-established rules of conduct
 chén guī jiù xí old rules and customs
  Rules of Procedure of the CLCS
  Staff Regulations of the United Nations and Staff Rules
 fǎ tíng guī zé Rules of the Tribunal
 zì yuàn jī jīn cái wù xì zé Financial Rules for Voluntary Funds
 hǎi yá guī zé International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading and Protocol of Signature / The Hague Rules
  The Hague-Visby Rules
  Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading / Brussels Protocol
  International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with Respect to Collisions Between Vessels / International Convention on Collision of Ships
  Financial Regulations and Rules
 cái wù xì zé financial rules
使  Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers / Helsinki Rules on the Uses of International Rivers
  Rules Committee
  rules of procedure and evidence
  visual flight rules
  Statute and Rules of Procedure and Evidence
  Rules Governing the Detention of Persons Awaiting Trial or Appeal
100号  100 Series of the Staff Rules
  Rules of Procedure of the Functional Commissions of the Economic and Social Council
  Committee on Rules of Origin
  York-Antwerp Rules for the adjustment of general average
  provisional rules of procedure
  Rules and Personnel Manual Section
  Provisional Rules for Claims Procedures
  United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea / Hamburg Rules
  United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea / Hamburg Rules
  Uniform Rules for the Collection of Commercial Paper
  United Nations Model Rules for the Conciliation of Disputes between States
  Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
  Berlin Rules on Water Resources
  Agreement on Rules of Origin
  provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council
  Convention relating to the Unification of Certain Rules concerning Collisions in Inland Navigation
 jiē chù guī zé rules of engagement
 jiē zhàn guī zé rules of engagement
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