provisional; interim; temporary
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
provisional; interim; temporary (of laws, regulations, measures, etc.)
formalIn Chinese grammar, this is an attributive word (属性词) that can only modify nouns (e.g., 条例, 办法, 规定) and cannot be used as a predicate. It is commonly used in legal, administrative, and official documents to indicate that a measure is temporary until formal regulations are established.
Běn本
tiáo条
lì例
zì自
gōng公
bù布
zhī之
rì日
qǐ起
zàn暂
xíng行
。
These regulations are provisional from the date of promulgation.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
zàn暂
xíng行
bàn办
fǎ法
，
sān三
gè个
yuè月
hòu后
huì会
chū出
tái台
zhèng正
shì式
guī规
dìng定
。
This is an interim measure; formal regulations will be introduced in three months.
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Zàn暂
xíng行
guī规
dìng定
jiāng将
zài在
míng明
nián年
fèi废
zhǐ止
。
The provisional regulations will be abolished next year.
Zài在
zhèng正
shì式
fǎ法
lǜ律
chū出
tái台
zhī之
qián前
，
wǒ我
men们
shǐ使
yòng用
zàn暂
xíng行
tiáo条
lì例
。
Before the formal law is enacted, we use provisional regulations.