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守规矩 meaning in English

shǒuguīju

to behave oneself; to abide by the rules

Traditional 守規矩23 strokes

Meaning of 守规矩

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shǒuguīju
  1. to behave oneself; to abide by the rules

守规矩 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ遵zūn守shǒu规guī矩jǔ。
I follow the rules.
玛mǎ丽lì要yāo求qiú她tā的de儿ér子zi守shǒu规guī矩jǔ。
Mary asked her son to behave himself.
你nǐ去qù朋péng友yǒu家jiā玩wán要yào守shǒu规guī矩jǔ，要yào听tīng话huà。
When you go to play at a friend's house, you need to be well behaved and obedient.
我wǒ希xī望wàng吉jí姆mǔ会huì守shǒu规guī矩jǔ。
I wish Jim would behave himself.
请qǐng你nǐ在zài餐cān桌zhuō上shàng守shǒu规guī矩jǔ点diǎn。
Mind your table manners.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

守 shǒu · to guard · 6 strokes

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规 guī · rules · 8 strokes

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矩 jǔ · carpenter's square · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 守规矩.

规定guīdìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; r
规范guīfànnorm; standard
规则guīzérule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed
保守bǎoshǒuconservative; to guard
大规模dà guīmólarge scale; extensive
规模guīmóscale; scope; extent
规律guīlǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
遵守zūnshǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
规划guīhuàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
正规zhèngguīregular; according to standards
法规fǎguīlegislation; statute
违规wéiguīto violate the rules

Questions about 守规矩

What does 守规矩 mean?

守规矩 (shǒuguīju) means "to behave oneself; to abide by the rules".

How do you write 守规矩?

守规矩 is made of 3 characters: 守 (6 strokes), 规 (8 strokes), 矩 (9 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

How is 守规矩 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 守规矩 is written 守規矩.