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guī

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Definitions

  1. 1. compass
  2. 2. a rule
  3. 3. regulation
  4. 4. to admonish
  5. 5. to plan
  6. 6. to scheme

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 规

规例
guī lì

regulations

大规模杀伤性武器
dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì

weapons of mass destruction

萧规曹随
xiāo guī cáo suí

lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[xiāo hé] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[cáo cān] (idiom)

规整
guī zhěng

according to a pattern

常规
cháng guī

code of conduct

半规则
bàn guī zé

quasi-regular

规率
guī lǜ

law

潜规则
qián guī zé

unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)

条规
tiáo guī

rule

规条
guī tiáo

regulations

规则性效应
guī zé xìng xiào yìng

regularity effect

一般规定
yī bān guī dìng

ordinary provision (law)

正规教育
zhèng guī jiào yù

regular education

规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò

compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard

规诫
guī jiè

to warn (against some course)

规范化
guī fàn huà

to standardize

规管
guī guǎn

to regulate

规矩
guī ju

lit. compass and set square

规避
guī bì

to evade

圆规座
yuán guī zuò

Circinus (constellation)

量规
liáng guī

gauge that is held against an object to judge thickness, diameter etc, such as a feeler gauge, calipers etc

非规整
fēi guī zhěng

irregular; disordered

规格
guī gé

standard

不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

规律
guī lǜ

rule (e.g. of science)

规则
guī zé

rule

不规则
bù guī zé

irregular

规划
guī huà

to draw up a plan; to map out a program

尺规作图
chǐ guī zuò tú

ruler and compass construction (geometry)

不规范
bù guī fàn

not standard

规划局
guī huà jú

planning department

陋规
lòu guī

objectionable practices

规勉
guī miǎn

to advise and encourage

子规
zǐ guī

cuckoo

没有规矩,不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

尺规
chǐ guī

ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)

城市规划
chéng shì guī huà

town planning

规范性
guī fàn xìng

normal

不规则四边形
bù guī zé sì biān xíng

irregular quadrilateral

规复
guī fù

to restore (deposed monarch, rule, system of laws, ecological system etc)

规章
guī zhāng

rule

违规
wéi guī

to violate (rules)

规劝
guī quàn

to advise

合规
hé guī

compliance

规制
guī zhì

to regulate

没有规矩,何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

修规
xiū guī

construction plan

明文规定
míng wén guī dìng

expressly stipulated (in writing)

规模
guī mó

scale

正规
zhèng guī

regular

陈规
chén guī

outmoded conventions

规程
guī chéng

rules; regulations

规定价格
guī dìng jià gé

to fix the price

设计规范
shè jì guī fàn

design norm

规划人员
guī huà rén yuán

planner

不规则三角形
bù guī zé sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle (math.)

日规
rì guī

sundial

块规
kuài guī

a gauge block (block for accurate measurement)

半规管
bàn guī guǎn

(anatomy) semicircular canal

规范
guī fàn

norm

规约
guī yuē

terms (of an agreement)

规模经济
guī mó jīng jì

economies of scale

圆规
yuán guī

compass (drafting)

规则性
guī zé xìng

regularity

评价量规
píng jià liáng guī

rubric (i.e. a guide listing specific criteria for grading)

正规军
zhèng guī jūn

regular army

土地利用规划
tǔ dì lì yòng guī huà

land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)

戒规
jiè guī

religious precept

交通规则
jiāo tōng guī zé

traffic rules

犯规
fàn guī

to break the rules

定规
dìng guī

to decide

根据规定
gēn jù guī dìng

according to provisions

规行矩步
guī xíng jǔ bù

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly

厚薄规
hòu bó guī

feeler gauge

规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng

compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard

线性规划
xiàn xìng guī huà

linear programming

网络规划人员
wǎng luò guī huà rén yuán

network planner

守规矩
shǒu guī ju

to behave oneself; to abide by the rules

双规
shuāng guī

shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace

大规模
dà guī mó

large scale

教规
jiào guī

canon

循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly

规范理论
guī fàn lǐ lùn

Standard Model (of particle physics)

技术规范
jì shù guī fàn

technical specification

中规中矩
zhòng guī zhòng jǔ

conforming with the norms of society

规诲
guī huì

to admonish

规律性
guī lǜ xìng

regular

控规
kòng guī

regulatory plan

按规定
àn guī dìng

according to regulation

规则化
guī zé huà

regularity

操作规程
cāo zuò guī chéng

operating rules

成规
chéng guī

established rules

家规
jiā guī

family rules; family code of conduct

统一规划
tǒng yī guī huà

integrated program

校规
xiào guī

school rules and regulations

规章制度
guī zhāng zhì dù

rules and regulations

板规
bǎn guī

plate gauge

法规
fǎ guī

legislation

联合国环境规划署
lián hé guó huán jìng guī huà shǔ

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

总体规划
zǒng tǐ guī huà

overall plan

服务规章
fú wù guī zhāng

service regulation

墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī

hidebound by convention (idiom)

规定
guī dìng

to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)

厂规
chǎng guī

factory regulations

常规武器
cháng guī wǔ qì

conventional weapon

标准规格
biāo zhǔn guī gé

standard

芮氏规模
ruì shì guī mó

Richter scale

规律
guī lǜ

rule (e.g. of science)

规谏
guī jiàn

to remonstrate

规正
guī zhèng

to admonish

角规
jiǎo guī

angle gauge