old statutes and regulations; old conventions
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
old statutes and institutions; former regulations; established conventions
formalPrimarily used in formal, historical, or legal contexts. Often appears in classical texts and modern formal writing discussing institutional reform.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
gēng更
dìng定
jiù旧
zhāng章
，
jiàn建
lì立
fú符
hé合
shí时
dài代
de的
xīn新
zhì制
dù度
。
We must revise the old regulations and establish new systems that fit the times.
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
zǒng总
shì是
shuài率
yóu由
jiù旧
zhāng章
，
wán完
quán全
bù不
dǒng懂
de得
biàn变
tōng通
。
He always follows the old rules in his work, completely unaware of how to be flexible.
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Zhè这
xiē些
jiù旧
zhāng章
yǐ已
jīng经
bù不
hé合
shí时
yí宜
，
yīng应
gāi该
fèi废
chú除
le了
。
These old regulations are already outdated and should be abolished.
Fèi废
chú除
jiù旧
zhāng章
，
tuī推
xíng行
xīn新
zhèng政
，
shì是
gǎi改
gé革
de的
dì第
yī一
bù步
。
Abolishing old statutes and implementing new policies is the first step of reform.