常规 meaning in English
code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)
Meaning of 常规
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- code of conduct; conventions; common practice
- routine (medical procedure etc)
How to use 常规
常规 is used for standard practice, routine procedures, and conventional methods. It often works like an adjective before a noun, as in 常规检查 (chángguī jiǎnchá, routine checkup) or 常规武器 (chángguī wǔqì, conventional weapons). Example: 这是医院的常规检查。(Zhè shì yīyuàn de chángguī jiǎnchá.) This is a routine hospital checkup.
常 (cháng) means "usual" or "often," and 规 (guī) means "rule," as in 规则 (guīzé). Put them together and you get the usual rules, the normal way things are done.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 常规 where 正常 (zhèngcháng) fits better. 正常 describes whether something is normal, as in 体温正常, while 常规 refers to standard procedures or conventions. Also, the left side of 规 is 夫 (fū), not 天 (tiān), so do not let the top stroke stick out the wrong way.
常规 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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常 cháng · always · 11 strokes
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规 guī · rules · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 常规.
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 常常 | chángcháng | frequently; often |
| 正常 | zhèngcháng | normal; regular |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 平常 | píngcháng | ordinary; common |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | in common usage |
| 通常 | tōngcháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 规定 | guīdìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; r |
| 日常 | rìcháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday |
| 规范 | guīfàn | norm; standard |
| 规则 | guīzé | rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed |
Questions about 常规
What does 常规 mean?
常规 (chángguī) means "code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 常规?
常规 is made of 2 characters: 常 (11 strokes), 规 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 常规 an HSK word?
Yes. 常规 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 常规 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 常规 is written 常規.
How do you say "break with convention" in Chinese?
A common phrase is 打破常规 (dǎpò chángguī), meaning to break the rules or do something unconventional. For example, 他的设计打破了常规。 means "His design broke with convention."
What is the difference between 常规 and 习惯?
常规 is a shared standard practice or procedure followed by a group or a field. 习惯 (xíguàn) is a personal habit. Getting up at six can be your 习惯, while a blood test before surgery is a hospital 常规.