Hanzi
Traditional
規
Simplified
规

compass/a rule/regulation/to admonish/to plan/to scheme

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

guī, guì, xù

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨㄟ, ㄍㄨㄟˋ, ㄒㄩˋ

Jyutping

kwai1

Example sentences

規則 / 规则 guīzé
大家必須遵守交通規則。
大家必须遵守交通规则。

Everyone must follow the traffic rules.

必須 / 必须 bìxū
我們必須遵守規則。
我们必须遵守规则。

We must follow the rules.

規定 / 规定 guīdìng
學校規定學生必須穿校服。
学校规定学生必须穿校服。

The school stipulates that students must wear school uniforms.

嚴格 / 严格 yángé
我們必須嚴格遵守規定。
我们必须严格遵守规定。

We must strictly observe the rules.

規律 / 规律 guīlǜ
生活要有規律。
生活要有规律。

Life must be regular.

遵循 zūnxún
我們必須遵循大自然的規律。
我们必须遵循大自然的规律。

We must follow the laws of nature.

規模 / 规模 guīmó
這家公司的規模很大。
这家公司的规模很大。

The scale of this company is very large.

巨大 jùdà
這座建築物的規模非常巨大。
这座建筑物的规模非常巨大。

The scale of this building is very enormous.

大規模 / 大规模 dàguīmó
政府決定進行大規模的基礎設施建設。
政府决定进行大规模的基础设施建设。

The government decided to carry out large-scale infrastructure construction.

饑荒 / 饥荒 jīhuāng
由於嚴重的乾旱，該地區爆發了大規模的饑荒。
由于严重的干旱，该地区爆发了大规模的饥荒。

Due to the severe drought, a large-scale famine broke out in the region.

Example Vocabulary

規則

gui1'ze2

rule; regulation

規划

規定

gui1'ding4

regulation; provision; to stipulate; to prescribe

規律

gui1'lv4

regularity; pattern; law; discipline

規模

gui1'mo2

scale; scope; dimensions; extent

不規則

bu4'gui1'ze2

大規模

da4'gui1'mo2

large-scale; extensive

常規

chang2'gui1

routine; convention

循規蹈矩

xun2'gui1'dao3'ju3

正規

zheng4'gui1

formal; regular; standard

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