定律 meaning in English

dìnglǜ

scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")

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Meaning of 定律

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dìnglǜ
  1. scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
  2. (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")

定律 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

没méi有yǒu任rèn何hé事shì物wù能néng逃táo脱tuō墨mò菲fēi定dìng律lǜ。
Nothing is exempt from Murphy's Law.

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定 dìng · to fix · 8 strokes

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律 lǜ · statute · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 定律.

一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily; maybe
决定juédìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
确定quèdìngdefinite; certain
规定guīdìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; r
制定zhìdìngto draw up; to formulate
否定fǒudìngto negate; to deny
定期dìngqīat set dates; at regular intervals
律师lǜshīlawyer
法律fǎlǜlaw
说不定shuōbudìngcan't say for sure; maybe
稳定wěndìngsteady; stable

Questions about 定律

What does 定律 mean?

定律 (dìnglǜ) means "scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")".

How do you write 定律?

定律 is made of 2 characters: 定 (8 strokes), 律 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.