规 (guī) — (bound morpheme) rule, regulation, standard (in 规定, 规则, 规模); (bound morpheme) compass, circle-drawing instrument (in 圆规); (bound morpheme) admonish, advise (in 规劝)
Definition
规 (guī) is a bound morpheme, never used alone. It most commonly means 'rule / standard' (规定, 规则), and also names the drawing compass (圆规).
bound form
(bound morpheme) ruleregulationstandard (in 规定, 规则, 规模)(bound morpheme) compasscircle-drawing instrument (in 圆规)(bound morpheme) admonishadvise (in 规劝)
Examples
- ，。Gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de guī dìng, quán tǐ yuán gōng dōu yào zūn shǒu.The company has formulated new regulations, and all employees must abide by them.
- 。Tā yòng yuán guī huà le yí gè wán měi de yuán xíng.He used a compass to draw a perfect circle.
- 。Péng you yì zhí guī quàn tā bú yào chōng dòng.His friend kept advising him not to act impulsively.
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