定律 (dìng lǜ): scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")

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HSK 7noun

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Meaning: scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

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scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
(in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")

Chinese explanation

经过反复验证、被公认为正确的科学规律，常用数学公式或文字表述，如能量守恒定律。

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HSK 4

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Newton's law of universal gravitation can not only explain why an apple falls to the ground, but also calculate the orbits of planets around the sun.

In physics class, the teacher demonstrated the law of conservation of energy to the students through an experiment: energy can neither be created nor destroyed out of nothing.

According to the second law of thermodynamics, heat always spontaneously transfers from a hot object to a cold object, and cannot go the other way around.

By observing planetary motion, Kepler summarized the three laws of planetary motion, laying the foundation for Newton's later discovery of the law of universal gravitation.

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