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规律

guī lǜ · gui lü · gui lv

Traditional 規律

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. rule (e.g. of science)
  2. law of behavior
  3. regular pattern
  4. rhythm
  5. discipline
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A regular life

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)最近(zuìjìn)睡(shuì)得(de)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How have you been sleeping lately?

  2. Dengdeng

    不好(bùhǎo)。我(wǒ)的(de)生活(shēnghuó)没有(méiyǒu)规律(guīlǜ)。

    Not well. My life has no routine.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)十一点(shíyīdiǎn)睡(shuì)，六点(liùdiǎn)起(qǐ)，很(hěn)有(yǒu)规律(guīlǜ)。

    I sleep at eleven and get up at six every day. Very regular.

  4. Dengdeng

    六点(liùdiǎn)？我(wǒ)六点(liùdiǎn)还(hái)在(zài)做梦(zuòmèng)！

    Six? At six I'm still dreaming!

  5. Liangliang

    生活(shēnghuó)有(yǒu)规律(guīlǜ)，人(rén)才(cái)有(yǒu)精神(jīngshén)。

    With a regular life, people have more energy.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，今晚(jīnwǎn)我(wǒ)十点(shídiǎn)睡(shuì)，这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)是(shì)认真(rènzhēn)的(de)。

    Okay, I'll sleep at ten tonight. This time I mean it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

长(cháng)年(nián)累(lěi)月(yuè)东(dōng)奔(bēn)西(xī)走(zǒu)忙(máng)死(sǐ)了(le)，生(shēng)活(huó)太(tài)没(méi)有(yǒu)规(guī)律(lǜ)了(le)。

I'm so busy running about year in, year out. My life has no consistency.

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

02

我(wǒ)相(xiāng)信(xìn)规(guī)律(lǜ)的(de)运(yùn)动(dòng)。

I believe in exercising regularly.

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

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规
guī

compass; a rule

律
lǜ

law

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