规则 (guī zé) — (noun) rule, regulation; (adjective) regular, methodical

Definition

规则 (guīzé) is the everyday word for a 'rule' (a written rule, regulation, or norm). Compare 规定 (a specific stipulation, often the act of stipulating) and 规章 (formal written regulations, more official).

noun
ruleregulation
adjective
regularmethodical
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 规则。
    Zhè xiē guī zé duì dà jiā dōu hěn zhòng yào.
    These rules are important for everyone.
  • 规则。
    Gōng sī yāo qiú wǒ men zūn shǒu xīn guī zé.
    The company requires us to follow the new rules.
  • 规则。
    Tā de gōng zuò hěn guī zé.
    His work is very regular.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

规guīrule
则zéstandard

规 and 则 both mean rule or standard; together they name rules and regulations.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 規; 规 is its simplified writing.

  • 夫夫fūhusband
  • 見見jiànsee

The simplified 规 is a shorthand; the traditional form 規 shows a cross-shaped compass in its early drawing, and its later form uses 夫 and 見.

Open 规 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 則; 则 is its simplified writing.

  • 鼎鼎dǐngding, a bronze cauldron for cooking or sacrificial rituals
  • 刂刀dāoknife

The traditional form 則 pairs 鼎, a bronze cauldron, with 刂, a knife, possibly showing carving on a bronze vessel; the simplified 则 is a later shorthand.

Open 则 →
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