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规则

guī zé · gui ze

Traditional 規則

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. rule
  2. regulation
  3. rules and regulations
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A new game

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)来(lái)玩(wán)新游戏(xīnyóuxì)吧(ba)，规则(guīzé)很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)。

    Let's play a new game. The rules are very simple.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)规则(guīzé)？

    What rules?

  3. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)先(xiān)笑(xiào)，谁(shéi)就(jiù)输(shū)。

    Whoever laughs first loses.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)规则(guīzé)太难了(tàinánle)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)想笑(xiǎngxiào)。

    This rule is too hard. I already want to laugh.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)笑了(xiàole)，你(nǐ)输了(shūle)！

    You laughed. You lose!

  6. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)规则(guīzé)不公平(bùgōngpíng)！

    This rule isn't fair!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)规(guī)则(zé)不(bú)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)都(dōu)适(shì)用(yòng)的(de)。

This rule doesn't apply to every case.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bù)遵(zūn)守(shǒu)命(mìng)名(míng)规(guī)则(zé)会(huì)导(dǎo)致(zhì)解(jiě)析(xī)错(cuò)误(wù)。

Not complying with the naming conventions will result in parse errors.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by vicch · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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规
guī

compass; a rule

则
zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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