矩 (jǔ) — (bound form) rule, standard, carpenter's square
Definition
A bound form used inside set words: 矩形 means 'rectangle' (as the examples show), 循规蹈矩 means 'to follow the rules'. On its own 矩 is not used as a standalone word.
bound form
(bound form) rulestandardcarpenter's square
Examples
- ，。Zhè ge jǔ xíng de zhuō zi hěn dà, kě yǐ zuò bā gè rén.This rectangular table is very big — it can seat eight people.
- ，。Zài jǐ hé kè shàng, wǒ men xué le jǔ xíng de miàn jī gōng shì.In geometry class, we learned the formula for the area of a rectangle.
- ，。Tā zuò shì yí xiàng xún guī dǎo jǔ, hěn shǎo chū cuò.He always follows the rules and rarely makes mistakes.
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