Usage note
法律是规定大家应该怎么做的规则。
fǎ lǜ shì guī dìng dà jiā yīng gāi zěn me zuò de guī zé。
Law is the set of rules that says how everyone should behave.
Context note
法律常出现在社会、国家和生活规则里。
fǎ lǜ cháng chū xiàn zài shè huì 、 guó jiā hé shēng huó guī zé lǐ。
Law often appears in society, country, and life rules.
5 examples
法律很重要。
fǎ lǜ hěn zhòng yào。
The law is important.
大家都要遵守法律。
dà jiā dōu yào zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ。
Everyone must obey the law.
法律帮助保护别人。
fǎ lǜ bāng zhù bǎo hù bié rén。
The law helps protect people.
他在学习法律。
tā zài xué xí fǎ lǜ。
He is studying law.
法律规定不能乱来。
fǎ lǜ guī dìng bù néng luàn lái。
The law says you cannot act recklessly.
5 mini stories
老师说法律是保护大家的一种规则。
lǎo shī shuō fǎ lǜ shì bǎo hù dà jiā de yì zhǒng guī zé。
The teacher said law is a kind of rule that protects everyone.
我在新闻里听到关于法律的消息。
wǒ zài xīn wén lǐ tīng dào guān yú fǎ lǜ de xiāo xī。
I heard news about law on the news.
大家都要守法律，不能随便做错事。
dà jiā dōu yào shǒu fǎ lǜ， bù néng suí biàn zuò cuò shì。
Everyone must obey the law and cannot do wrong things casually.
这位叔叔在研究法律。
zhè wèi shū shu zài yán jiū fǎ lǜ。
This uncle is studying law.
法律让生活更有秩序。
fǎ lǜ ràng shēng huó gèng yǒu zhì xù。
The law makes life more orderly.
Mini dialogue
遵守规则
A
我们为什么要遵守法律？
Wǒmen wèishénme yào zūnshǒu fǎlǜ?
Why should we obey the law?
B
因为法律可以保护大家的安全。
Yīnwèi fǎlǜ kěyǐ bǎohù dàjiā de ānquán.
Because the law can protect everyone's safety.
交通规则
A
过马路不看红绿灯，违反法律吗？
Guò mǎlù bù kàn hónglǜdēng, wéifǎn fǎlǜ ma?
Is crossing the street without looking at the traffic light against the law?
B
是的，交通法律要求我们看红绿灯。
Shì de, jiāotōng fǎlǜ yāoqiú wǒmen kàn hónglǜdēng.
Yes, traffic law requires us to look at the traffic lights.
Related words and contrasts
similar
法规
fǎguī
laws and regulations
法律 and 法规 both refer to legal rules
related
遵守
zūnshǒu
to obey; to follow
We 遵守 (obey) the 法律 (law)