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Expressing "no exception" with 一律 ("yi1lü4")

一律 yìlù

Adverb
HSK 5

Structure

一律 (+ 都) + Verb / Adj.

Translations

  • all

Definition

一律表示全部相同，没有例外。通常用于强调规则、条件或状态适用于所有情况或所有人。

一律 means 'all without exception' or 'uniformly'. It is used to emphasize that a rule, condition, or status applies to all cases or all people without any exception.

Usage

一律通常放在动词前面，用来修饰整个句子，表示某种情况或行为适用于所有对象。也可以放在名词后面，表示该名词所指的所有事物都遵循同样的规则。

一律 is usually placed before a verb to modify the whole sentence, indicating that a certain situation or action applies to all objects. It can also be placed after a noun to mean that all things referred to by that noun follow the same rule.

Examples

  • 1 所有旅客一律不准携带危险品上车。（All passengers are uniformly prohibited from carrying dangerous goods onto the train.）
  • 2 考试作弊者一律取消成绩。（Those who cheat on exams will have their scores canceled without exception.）
  • 3 本店商品一律八折优惠。（All products in this store are at a 20% discount uniformly.）
  • 4 参加活动的人员一律穿正装。（All participants in the event must wear formal attire without exception.）
  • 5 图书馆内一律禁止吸烟。（Smoking is uniformly prohibited in the library.）

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