规
guī
compass
a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme
画圆的时候，用圆规会更准确。
huà yuán de shí hòu, yòng yuán guī huì gèng zhǔn què。
when drawing circles, using a compass will be more accurate.
学校有很多规定，学生必须遵守。
xué xiào yǒu hěn duō guī dìng, xué shēng bì xū zūn shǒu。
the school has many regulations that students must follow.
Words with 规
规格
guī gé
standard
规定
guī dìng
to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)
规整
guī zhěng
according to a pattern
交通规则
jiāo tōng guī zé
traffic rules
量规
liáng guī
gauge that is held against an object to judge thickness, diameter etc, such as a feeler gauge, calipers etc
陋规
lòu guī
objectionable practices
陈规
chén guī
outmoded conventions
陈规旧习
chén guī jiù xí
old rules and customs
陈规陋习
chén guī lòu xí
(idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways
双规
shuāng guī
shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace
一般规定
yī bān guī dìng
ordinary provision (law)
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