听 聽 tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow syn 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 syn 规则 規則 guī zé rule / regulation / regular / orderly / fixed syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 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 syn 排除 pái chú to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out syn 统治 統治 tǒng zhì to rule (a country) / to govern / rule / regime syn 程 chéng rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence syn 天下 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule syn 法则 法則 fǎ zé law / rule / code syn 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 主宰 zhǔ zǎi to dominate / to rule / to dictate / master syn 法式 fǎ shì rule / method / model 规 規 guī compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme syn 规范 規範 guī fàn norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify syn 规章 規章 guī zhāng rule / regulation syn 暴政 bào zhèng tyranny / despotic rule syn 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 syn 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule) / to ease (restrictions) / to extend (a time limit) / to let out (a garment) / to expand / to broaden syn 千篇一律 qiān piān yī lǜ thousand articles, same rule (idiom) / stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all syn 王道 wáng dào the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 syn 照例 zhào lì as a rule / as usual / usually syn 违纪 違紀 wéi jì lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle syn 卷尺 juǎn chǐ tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] 订立 訂立 dìng lì to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc) syn 破格 pò gé to break the rule / to make an exception syn 法治 fǎ zhì rule of law / to rule by law syn 治国 治國 zhì guó to rule a country syn 诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor / local rulers syn 光复 光復 guāng fù to recover (territory or power) / the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945 syn 横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress / to rule as a despot / to tyrannize syn 准绳 準繩 zhǔn shéng yardstick / fig. criterion / ground rule syn 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom) / fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor syn 通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle 德治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) 直通车 直通車 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) 依法治国 依法治國 yī fǎ zhì guó to rule according to the law 北伐 běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords 边儿 邊兒 biān r side / edge / margin / border / boundary / proximity / thread (of ideas, plots etc) / see also 邊|边[bian1] 人治 rén zhì rule of man 不成文 bù chéng wén unwritten (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]) 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 违拗 違拗 wéi ào to disobey / to defy / to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc) syn 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom) 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) syn 例 lì example / precedent / rule / case / instance syn 训 訓 xùn to teach / to train / to admonish / (bound form) instruction (from superiors) / teachings / rule syn 霸 bà hegemon / tyrant / lord / feudal chief / to rule by force / to usurp / (in modern advertising) master syn 矩 jǔ carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve syn 金科玉律 jīn kē yù lǜ golden rule / key principle syn 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 通例 tōng lì general rule / standard practice 榘 jǔ variant of 矩, carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve 分而治之 fēn ér zhì zhī (idiom) to divide and rule 宰制 zǎi zhì to rule / to dominate syn 教权 教權 jiào quán religious rule 臬 niè guidepost / rule / standard / limit / target (old) syn 觚 gū goblet / rule / law syn 近墨者黑 jìn mò zhě hēi proximity to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修) / different environments provide different influence. / Nurture determines a person's character. 条规 條規 tiáo guī rule syn 计算尺 計算尺 jì suàn chǐ slide rule syn 统御 統御 tǒng yù (literary) to have control over / to rule syn 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 應天承運 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 舜日堯天 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 舜日堯年 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 齊家治國 qí jiā zhì guó to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom) 三下五除二 sān xià wǔ chú èr three, set five remove two (abacus rule) / efficiently / quickly and easily 九九归一 九九歸一 jiǔ jiǔ guī yī nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done 偶一为之 偶一為之 ǒu yī wéi zhī to do sth once in a while (idiom) / to do sth more as an exception than the rule 六周规定 六周規定 liù zhōu guī dìng six-week documentation rule / six-week rule / 6-week rule 孟加拉湾规则 孟加拉灣規則 mèng jiā lā wān guī zé Bengal Bay rule / Bengal rule 开放和有规则的贸易制度第9工作队 開放和有規則的貿易制度第9工作隊 Millennium Project Task Force 9 on Open, Rule-Based Trading Systems / Task Force 9 on Open, Rule-Based Trading Systems 法律规则 法律規則 fǎ lǜ guī zé substantive rule / legislative rule 法律实施规则 法律實施規則 fǎ lǜ shí shī guī zé substantive rule / legislative rule 半圆检验 半圓檢驗 semi-circle test / semi-circle rule / semi-circular rule 半圆规则 半圓規則 semi-circle test / semi-circle rule / semi-circular rule 正面规则 正面規則 formula / positive rule / affirmative rule 近距离核查 proximity verification 磁感应反探测装置 磁感應反探測裝置 magnetic proximity device 本地电台 本地電臺 proximity radio 社区电台 社區電台 shè qū diàn tái proximity radio 波斯尼亚和平近距离间接会谈 波斯尼亞和平近距離間接會談 Bosnia Proximity Peace Talks 近爆引信 proximity fuse 大树底下好乘凉 大樹底下好乘涼 dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person 正字法规则 正字法規則 zhèng zì fǎ guī zé orthographic rule 规则功利主义 規則功利主義 guī zé gōng lì zhǔ yì rule 政教合一 zhèng jiào hé yī union of religious and political rule / theocracy / Caesaropapism 中央专制集权 中央專制集權 zhōng yāng zhuān zhì jí quán centralized autocratic rule 先王之政 xiān wáng zhī zhèng the rule of former kings 协商会议 協商會議 xié shāng huì yì consultative conference (political venue during early communist rule) / consultative meeting / deliberative assembly 地方自治 dì fāng zì zhì local autonomy / home rule 应天顺时 應天順時 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 戒规 戒規 jiè guī religious precept / taboo / rule 按立宪治国 按立憲治國 àn lì xiàn zhì guó to rule a country according to the constitution 概测法 概測法 gài cè fǎ rough-and-ready method / rule of thumb 章则 章則 zhāng zé rule 简则 簡則 jiǎn zé general rule / simple principle 