HSK 5 · Function Words

一律 yílǜ “without exception” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 一律 means

  1. without exception
  2. all
  3. same
  4. identical
  5. uniformly

How to say 一律

    一律 in a sentence

    1. 店里的衣服一律八折。

      Diàn li de yīfu yílǜ bā zhé.

      All the clothes in the shop are 20 per cent off.

      Sentence by WillyChina

    2. 图书馆里一律不准吃东西。

      Túshūguǎn li yílǜ bù zhǔn chī dōngxi.

      No food is allowed in the library, without exception.

      Sentence by WillyChina

    How 一律 is built

    Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

    The character 一 (yī) drawn as one shape
    一yīone

    一 is a single shape of 1 stroke. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

    Memory aidOne stroke for one, the way people once counted with rods.

    The character 律 (lǜ) with each of its parts in a different colour
    律lǜlaw
    • 彳step · chì
    • 聿brush · yù

    How to write 一律

    一 1 strokes · 律 9 strokes

    Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

    一律 (yílǜ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
    Stroke order chart for 一律 (yílǜ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

    Words related to 一律

    Words with 一

    一yī · one一半yībàn · half一些yīxiē · some一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little一起yìqǐ · together第一dìyī · first一下yíxià · (after a verb) briefly一般yìbān · general一定yídìng · surely一共yígòng · altogether

    Words with 律

    律师lǜshī · lawyer法律fǎlǜ · law纪律jìlǜ · discipline规律guīlǜ · rule (e.g. of science)旋律xuánlǜ · melody

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    项xiàng · item幸亏xìngkuī · fortunately要不yàobù · otherwise一旦yídàn · once依然yīrán · still乙yǐ · second (in a sequence)以及yǐjí · and以来yǐlái · since (a previous event)

    FAQs

    一律 (yílǜ) means “without exception” or “all”. It is an HSK 5 word.
    Say it yílǜ: yílǜ. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    Yes. 一律 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yilu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 一律 from the suggestions. Typing yilu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    一律 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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    Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.