Chinese word

条例

Pronunciation

Pinyintiáo lì

Meaning

  • nounregulation

Example

市里通过了新的条例。shì lǐ tōng guò le xīn de tiáo lì

The city passed a new regulation.

Illustration for 条例 (regulation)

More examples

法院引用了新的条例作为判决依据。fǎ yuàn yǐn yòng le xīn de tiáo lì zuò wéi pàn jué yī jù

The court cited the new regulation as the basis for its ruling.

Core concept

It is a document that arranges specific standards into separate points for consistent management.

Common phrases

  • 制定条例zhì dìng tiáo lì

    enact regulations

  • 颁布条例bān bù tiáo lì

    promulgate regulations

  • 遵守条例zūn shǒu tiáo lì

    comply with regulations

Similar words

法律fǎ lǜ: A law made by a state that applies across the country and has strong legal force.
法规fǎ guī: An official regulation that gives detailed rules for government administration and procedures.
规定guī dìng: A written rule or requirement that sets out how an action or procedure must be carried out.
条款tiáo kuǎn: An individual provision that sets out a specific point in a contract or set of rules.

Definition in Chinese

用来指明某一事项的具体管理办法或行为准则的规范性文本，常见于地方政府和各类组织的制度性规定。yòng lái zhǐ míng mǒu yí shì xiàng de jù tǐ guán lǐ bàn fǎ huò xíng wéi zhǔn zé de guī fàn xìng wén běn cháng jiàn yú dì fāng zhèng fǔ hé gè lèi zǔ zhī de zhì dù xìng guī dìng

Word origin

条 (tiáo, "article") + 例 (lì, "example") combines the ideas of separate provisions and a standard model.

Usage tips

  • For conversational comprehension, recognizing this word as a document term helps distinguish an official text from an informal suggestion or personal preference.

Other meanings

  • rulenoun

Related words

  • 行业条例háng yè tiáo lìindustry regulationnoun
  • 自治条例zì zhì tiáo lìlocal autonomy regulationnoun

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