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规定

guī dìng · gui ding

Traditional 規定

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)
  2. regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
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Pushing is allowed

  1. Dengdeng

    牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)不能(bùnéng)骑车(qíchē)。

    The sign says: no riding in the park.

  2. Liangliang

    这是(zhèshì)公园(gōngyuán)的(de)规定(guīdìng)。

    That's the park rule.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)车(chē)呢(ne)？

    But what about your bike?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)推(tuī)着(zhe)走(zǒu)，没有(méiyǒu)骑(qí)。

    I'm pushing it, not riding.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，规定(guīdìng)只(zhǐ)说(shuō)不能(bùnéng)骑(qí)，没(méi)说(shuō)不能(bùnéng)推(tuī)。

    Fine, the rule only says no riding, not no pushing.

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2 examples
01

从(cóng)今(jīn)天(tiān)开(kāi)始(shǐ)，这(zhè)项(xiàng)规(guī)定(dìng)成(chéng)为(wéi)了(le)历(lì)史(shǐ)。

From today on this regulation is history.

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

02

我(wǒ)规(guī)定(dìng)自(zì)己(jǐ)在(zài)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)之(zhī)后(hòu)不(bú)看(kàn)电(diàn)视(shì)。

I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.

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

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规
guī

compass; a rule

定
dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)

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