规矩 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

汉英词典

MEANING OF 规矩 hsk 5

规矩 (規矩)

Definition lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved

Usage

Synonyms 常规惯例诚实常例老规矩老办法定例

Antonym 淘气放纵

中文释义 ❶〈名〉画圆形和方形的两种工具，比喻一定的标准、法则或习惯：老～｜立～｜守～｜按～办事。❷〈形〉（行为）端正老实；合乎标准或常理：～人｜字写得很～。

Characters 规 (規) guī 矩 jǔ

COMMON WORDS WITH 规矩
	循规蹈矩 ( 循規蹈矩 ) xún guī dǎo jǔ to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention ( 循規蹈矩 )
	规规矩矩 ( 規規矩矩 ) guī guī ju jǔ exactitude / good behaviour ( 規規矩矩 )
	老规矩 ( 老規矩 ) lǎo guī ju convention / old rules and regulations / established custom or practice ( 老規矩 )
	中规中矩 ( 中規中矩 ) zhòng guī zhòng jǔ conforming with the norms of society ( 中規中矩 )
	没有规矩 ( 沒有規矩 ) méi yǒu guī ju No rules ( 沒有規矩 )
	不规矩 ( 不規矩 ) bù guī jǔ misconduct ( 不規矩 )
	守规矩 ( 守規矩 ) shǒu guī ju to behave oneself / to abide by the rules ( 守規矩 )
	规矩准绳 ( 規矩準繩 ) guī ju zhǔn shéng compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria ( 規矩準繩 )
	规矩绳墨 ( 規矩繩墨 ) guī ju shéng mò compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria ( 規矩繩墨 )
	规行矩步 ( 規行矩步 ) guī xíng jǔ bù to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention ( 規行矩步 )
	没有规矩，不成方圆 ( 沒有規矩，不成方圓 ) méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules ( 沒有規矩，不成方圓 )
	没有规矩，何以成方圆 ( 沒有規矩，何以成方圓 ) méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules ( 沒有規矩，何以成方圓 )
	不以规矩，不能成方圆 ( 不以規矩，不能成方圓 ) bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules ( 不以規矩，不能成方圓 )

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