Nounrule; established practice; custom

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 规矩.
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Character Breakdown

规矩 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 规矩 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 规矩 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
dǒng
guī
neutral
understand the rules
guī
neutral
establish rules
shǒu
guī
neutral
follow the rules
méi
guī
informalSpoken
have no manners / unruly
Adjective + Nounwith
lǎo
guī
neutral
old rules / the usual way

Example Sentences with 规矩

zài
xué
xiào
yào
shǒu
guī
You should follow the rules at school.
zài
zhèng
shì
yàn
huì
shàng
yòng
cān
de
guī
píng
shí
yào
yán
duō
At formal banquets, the rules for dining are much stricter than usual.
nán
dào
qīng
chǔ
zhè
de
guī
shì
jìn
zhǐ
shēng
xuān
huá
ma
Don't you know that the rule here is to prohibit loud noise?
zhè
ge
hái
zi
hěn
yǒu
guī
jiàn
dào
zhǎng
bèi
huì
zhǔ
dòng
wèn
hǎo
This child is very well-behaved and greets elders proactively.
cóng
zūn
shǒu
jiāo
tōng
guī
yīn
shōu
dào
le
hǎo
zhāng
dān
He never follows traffic rules, so he has received several tickets.
jǐn
guǎn
shì
xīn
rén
dàn
hěn
kuài
jiù
zhǎng
le
bàn
gōng
shì
de
guī
Although he is a newcomer, he quickly grasped the office customs.
àn
zhào
gōng
de
guī
xīn
yuán
gōng
yào
cān
jiā
wéi
zhōu
de
péi
xùn
According to the company's regulations, new employees need to attend a one-week training session.
men
jiā
de
guī
shì
wǎn
fàn
hòu
yào
shōu
shí
cān
The established practice in our family is to clean up the dishes together after dinner.