定律

dìnglǜ

noun #10,390

Measure Word

一条定律 tiáo

Meanings

1 law (scientific)
2 principle

Characters

fixed; definite

Examples

牛顿发现了万有引力定律。

Niúdùn fāxiàn le wànyǒu yǐnlì dìnglǜ.

Newton discovered the law of universal gravitation.

墨菲定律说会出错的事一定会出错。

Mòfēi dìnglǜ shuō huì chūcuò de shì yídìng huì chūcuò.

Murphy's Law says anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

Tips

usage

定律 refers to established scientific or natural laws. For legal laws, use 法律. For rules/regulations, use 规律.

Stroke Order

定 dìng

律 lǜ