Meaning of 法规
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- legislation
- statute
How to use 法规
法规 is a formal noun used for laws and official regulations, often in news, government notices, and workplace documents. It often appears in phrases like 法律法规 (fǎlǜ fǎguī, laws and regulations) or 交通法规 (jiāotōng fǎguī, traffic regulations). Example: 开车要遵守交通法规。 (Kāichē yào zūnshǒu jiāotōng fǎguī.) You must obey traffic regulations when driving.
法 (fǎ) means law or method, and 规 (guī) means rule or standard, as in 规定 (guīdìng). Put law and rule together and you get official laws and regulations.
Common mistake: Learners often use 法规 for everyday rules, like house rules or school rules. For those, use 规定 (guīdìng) or 规则 (guīzé), and keep 法规 for laws and regulations set by the government.
法规 in example sentences
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法 fǎ · law · 8 strokes
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规 guī · rules · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 法规.
| 办法 | bànfǎ | way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem |
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth) |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 看法 | kànfǎ | way of looking at a thing; view |
| 做法 | zuòfǎ | way of handling sth; method for making |
| 规定 | guīdìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; r |
| 合法 | héfǎ | lawful; legitimate |
| 规范 | guīfàn | norm; standard |
| 无法 | wúfǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 法律 | fǎlǜ | law |
| 法官 | fǎguān | judge (in court) |
| 规则 | guīzé | rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed |
Questions about 法规
What does 法规 mean?
法规 (fǎguī) means "legislation; statute" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 法规?
法规 is made of 2 characters: 法 (8 strokes), 规 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 法规 an HSK word?
Yes. 法规 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 法规 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 法规 is written 法規.
What is the difference between 法规 and 法律?
法律 (fǎlǜ) usually means law in general or laws passed by the national legislature. 法规 is broader and often covers administrative regulations and local rules too. The two often appear together as 法律法规.
What verbs go with 法规?
Common verbs are 遵守 (zūnshǒu, to obey), 违反 (wéifǎn, to violate), and 制定 (zhìdìng, to draw up). For example, 违反法规 means to break regulations.