规矩 meaning in English

guīju

lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard

HSK 7-9nounadjectiveTraditional 規矩17 strokes

Meaning of 规矩

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guīju

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

你nǐ知zhī道dào了le不bú要yào质zhì疑yí老lǎo师shī这zhè个ge规guī矩jǔ。

You are taught to never question your teachers.

你nǐ行xíng为wéi应yīng该gāi规guī矩jǔ些xiē。

You should try to behave better.

我wǒ有yǒu时shí候hòu打dǎ破pò规guī矩jǔ。

I sometimes break the rules.

他tā给gěi自zì己jǐ定dìng下xià每měi天tiān早zǎo上shàng散sàn步bù的de规guī矩jǔ。

He makes it a rule to take a walk every morning.

你nǐ可kě以yǐ帮bāng我wǒ订dìng一yī些xiē规guī矩jǔ.让ràng大dà家jiā遵zūn守shǒu。

You can help me make some rules for everyone to follow.

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Words that share a character with 规矩.

规定	guīdìng	to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; r
规范	guīfàn	norm; standard
规则	guīzé	rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed
大规模	dà guīmó	large scale; extensive
规模	guīmó	scale; scope; extent
规律	guīlǜ	rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
规划	guīhuà	to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
正规	zhèngguī	regular; according to standards
法规	fǎguī	legislation; statute
违规	wéiguī	to violate the rules
犯规	fànguī	to break the rules; an illegality
常规	chángguī	code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)

What does 规矩 mean?

规矩 (guīju) means "lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard" and is used as a noun and adjective.

How do you write 规矩?

规矩 is made of 2 characters: 规 (8 strokes), 矩 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 规矩 an HSK word?

Yes. 规矩 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 规矩 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 规矩 is written 規矩.