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规矩

guī ju

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 規矩

规矩 (guī ju) means "rule; custom; established practice". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 规矩 means

1. lit. compass and set square
2. fig. established standard
3. rule
4. customs
5. practices
6. fig. upright and honest
7. well-behaved

The characters in 规矩

• 规guīcompass; a rule; regulation
• 矩jǔcarpenter's square; rule; regulation

Example sentences

• 规矩点。
  Behave yourself.
• 有规矩的。
  There are rules.
• 你坏了规矩。
  Nǐ huàile guīju.
  You broke the rule.
• 我遵守规矩。
  I follow the rules.
• 你行为应该规矩些。
  Nǐ xíngwéi yīnggāi guīju xiē.
  You should try to behave better.
• 我有时候打破规矩。
  I sometimes break the rules.

Words starting with 规矩

• 规矩准绳guī ju zhǔn shéngcompasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard…
• 规矩绳墨guī ju shéng mòcompasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard; norms…

Words containing 规矩

• 守规矩shǒu guī juto behave oneself; to abide by the rules
• 不以规矩，不能成方圆bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
• 没有规矩，不成方圆méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
• 没有规矩，何以成方圆méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

Where 规矩 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Ethics, Law & Social Harmony (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read guī ju correctly.
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