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法治

Word · Noun · VerbTraditional法

law; method; Legalism

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

rule of law; rule by law

In contemporary usage, this can also refer broadly to a legal system.

Jiàn建
lì立
jiàn健
quán全
shè社
huì会
zhǔ主
yì义
fǎ法
zhì治
 。

Establish and perfect the socialist rule of law.

Fǎ法
zhì治
guó国
jiā家
shì是
xiàn现
dài代
zhèng政
zhì治
wén文
míng明
de的
zhòng重
yào要
biāo标
zhì志
 。

A country governed by the rule of law is an important symbol of modern political civilization.

2.

verb

to rule by law; to govern according to law

formal

A modern political concept, contrasted with 'rule of man' (人治).

Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jiān坚
chí持
yī依
fǎ法
zhì治
guó国
 ,
jiàn建
shè设
fǎ法
zhì治
shè社
huì会
 。

We must uphold governing the country according to law and build a law-based society.

Fǎ法
zhì治
shì是
xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
zhì治
lǐ理
de的
jī基
běn本
fāng方
shì式
 。

Rule of law is the fundamental way of modern social governance.