定律

dìnglǜ

HSK 7

定律 — dìnglǜ

1. a scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)

   物理学中的万有引力定律非常重要。 wùlǐxué zhōng de wànyǒuyǐnlì dìnglǜ fēicháng zhòngyào — The law of universal gravitation in physics is very important.

2. a generalization or rule-of-thumb about human affairs (e.g. 'power corrupts')

   在职场中有一条定律：越努力越幸运。 zàizhí chǎng zhōng yǒu yītiáo dìnglǜ yuè nǔlì yuè xìngyùn — In the workplace there's a rule of thumb: the harder you work, the luckier you get.