fixed rules; settled decision
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fixed rules; established practice; a predetermined plan or decision
Often used to describe someone who follows a fixed method or sticks to a predetermined decision without flexibility. Can be used positively (principled) or negatively (rigid).
Tā他
bàn办
shì事
méi没
yǒu有
yī一
dìng定
zhī之
guī规
，
zǒng总
shì是
suí随
xīn心
suǒ所
yù欲
。
He does things without any fixed rules, always following his whims.
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
yī一
dìng定
zhī之
guī规
，
jué绝
bù不
huì会
yīn因
wèi为
bié别
rén人
de的
huà话
ér而
gǎi改
biàn变
。
This is my settled decision, and I absolutely will not change it because of what others say.
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Zuò做
yè业
wù务
bù不
néng能
méi没
yǒu有
yī一
dìng定
zhī之
guī规
，
fǒu否
zé则
hěn很
róng容
yì易
chū出
wèn问
tí题
。
Doing business cannot be without established rules, otherwise problems can easily arise.