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规程 (guī chéng) — regulations, procedures (a formal set of rules for a specific process or operation)

Definition

规程 refers to a formal set of operating rules or procedures for a specific process. Unlike a general 法律 or 规定, it specifies how to carry out a task step by step.

noun
regulationsprocedures (a formal set of rules for a specific process or operation)

Examples

  • 规程，。
    Àn zhào ān quán guī chéng cāo zuò, kě yǐ bì miǎn shì gù.
    Operating according to safety regulations can avoid accidents.
  • 规程。
    Gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de shēng chǎn guī chéng.
    The company has formulated new production procedures.
  • 规程。
    Zhè xiē guī chéng xū yào yán gé zūn shǒu.
    These regulations must be strictly followed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

规guīrule
程chéngprocedure

规 and 程 both refer to rules or procedures, together meaning 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.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hégrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
呈
呈chéng程chéng
Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

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