规矩

規矩

guī ju

HSK 7freq #5345

Meanings

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guī ju

1.lit. compass and set square
2.fig. established standard
3.rule
4.customs
5.practices
6.fig. upright and honest
7.well-behaved

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Wiktionary

1.compass and carpenter's square
2.rule; custom; established practice
3.social etiquette; manners; formality
4.conforming to standards
5.well-behaved
6.according to practice, precedent or convention
7.to imitate; to simulate; to mock
8.to discipline; to train; to cultivate

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Stroke order

Components

规夫见

矩矢巨

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Characters

Example sentences

规矩点。
Behave yourself.
规矩点。
Behave yourselves.
规矩点。
Mind your manners.
你坏了规矩。
You broke the rule.
我有时候打破规矩。
I sometimes break the rules.
他给自己定下每天早上散步的规矩。
He makes it a rule to take a walk every morning.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Derived terms

老規矩老规矩規規矩矩规规矩矩

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Related words

守规矩 to behave oneself; to abide by the rules 规矩准绳 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard 规矩绳墨 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard 没有规矩，不成方圆 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules 不以规矩，不能成方圆 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules 没有规矩，何以成方圆 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules