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违规 (wéi guī) — to violate rules; to break regulations

Definition

违规 covers breaking any rules, codes, or regulations — especially driving/company rules. 违反 is broader (laws, agreements, principles); 违法 is specifically illegal under the law.

verb
to violate rulesto break regulations

Examples

  • 违规，。
    Gōng sī guī dìng bù xǔ wéi guī, fǒu zé huì bèi chǔ fá.
    Company regulations forbid breaking rules, otherwise you will be punished.
  • 违规。
    Tā yīn wèi wéi guī jià shǐ bèi jǐng chá lán xià lái le.
    He was pulled over by the police for driving illegally.
  • 违规。
    Zhè zhǒng wéi guī xíng wéi huì shòu dào fǎ lǜ de zhì cái.
    This kind of illegal behavior will be punished by law.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

违wéiviolate
规guīrule

违 means violate and 规 means rule, so together they express breaking a rule.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 違; 违 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
韋
韋wéi違wéi
Same sound today

The traditional form 違 pairs 辶, which shows walking, with 韋 to give the sound. The simplified 违 is a later shorthand.

Open 违 →

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 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Law & Justice

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