standard; criterion; yardstick
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standard; yardstick; criterion; measure
formalRefers to a set of rules or principles used to judge, evaluate, or measure things, events, or behavior. Can be abstract or concrete, applied in ethics, law, art, etc.
Fàng放
kuān宽
chǐ尺
dù度
，
gěi给
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
gèng更
duō多
jī机
huì会
。
Relax the standards to give young people more opportunities.
Shí实
jiàn践
shì是
jiǎn检
yàn验
zhēn真
lǐ理
de的
wéi唯
yī一
chǐ尺
dù度
。
Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
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Dào道
dé德
chǐ尺
dù度
bù不
róng容
qīng轻
yì易
jiàn践
tà踏
。
Moral standards cannot be easily trampled upon.
Zài在
yì艺
shù术
chuàng创
zuò作
shang上
，
tā他
de的
chǐ尺
dù度
fēi非
cháng常
dà大
dǎn胆
。
In artistic creation, his criteria are very bold.