day 72laws and rules

laws and rules

Talk about laws and rules: what’s allowed, what’s banned, fines, fairness and keeping order.

today’s words

• 法规 fǎguī · laws and regulations
• 法定 fǎdìng · legal, statutory
• 法官 fǎguān · judge
• 规范 guīfàn · standard; to standardise
• 许可 xǔkě · to permit; permission
• 严禁 yánjìn · to strictly forbid
• 违规 wéiguī · to break the rules
• 犯 fàn · to commit, violate
• 罪 zuì · crime; guilt; suffering
• 惩罚 chéngfá · to punish; punishment
• 处罚 chǔfá · to penalise, fine
• 警告 jǐnggào · to warn; warning
• 纠纷 jiūfēn · dispute
• 追究 zhuījiū · to look into; hold responsible
• 公正 gōngzhèng · just, fair
• 正义 zhèngyì · justice; just
• 道德 dàodé · morality, ethics
• 约束 yuēshù · to restrain; constraint
• 履行 lǚxíng · to fulfil, carry out
• 维护 wéihù · to maintain, protect
• 秩序 zhìxù · order (orderly state)
• 治理 zhìlǐ · to tackle; govern
• 监督 jiāndū · to supervise, oversee
• 公安 gōng'ān · public security, police

sentences

• 法官很公正，双方都接受了这个结果。 · The judge was fair, and both sides accepted the ruling.
• 这家公司没有履行合同，客户决定追究他们的责任。 · The firm didn’t honour the contract, so the client is holding it responsible.
• 到上个月为止，这个公安派出所今年已经处理了三百多起纠纷。 · Up to last month, this police station had handled over three hundred disputes this year.
• 没有许可，任何人都不能进入这里。 · No one may enter without permission.
• 法律管不到的事，还有道德来约束。 · Where the law can’t reach, morality keeps us in line.