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規

guī

rules, regulations, customs, law

Strokes
11
Radical
見
HSK
—
Tone
1

Simplified form: 规

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 规, the simplified form of 規. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 国有国法,家有家规。

    Guó yǒu guó fǎ jiā yǒu jiā guī

    A country has its laws, and a home has its house rules.

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  • 这条规定不许例外。

    Zhè tiáo guī dìng bù xǔ lì wài

    This rule allows no exception.

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  • 一切规则都有例外。

    Yī qiè guī zé dōu yǒu lì wài

    Every rule has exceptions.

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  • 现在我规律服药。

    Xiàn zài wǒ guī lǜ fú yào

    Now I take medication regularly.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 规

  • 规定guī dìng 1–4 to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
  • 规范guī fàn 1–4 norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify
  • 规则guī zé 1–2 rule; regulation; rules and regulations
  • 规模guī mó 1–2 scale; scope; extent
  • 规律guī lǜ 1–4 rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
  • 大规模dà guī mó 4–1–2large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale
  • 规划guī huà 1–4 to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
  • 规矩guī ju 1–5lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
  • 法规fǎ guī 3–1 legislation; statute
  • 违规wéi guī 2–1 to violate the rules
  • 正规zhèng guī 4–1 regular; according to standards
  • 常规cháng guī 2–1 code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)