规矩
Traditional 規矩
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. compass and set square
- fig. established standard
- rule
- customs
- practices
- fig. upright and honest
- well-behaved
In a conversation
0:18 cartoonA teahouse rule
- Liangliang
在茶馆喝茶有一个规矩。
There is a rule for drinking tea in a teahouse.
- Dengdeng
什么规矩？
What rule?
- Liangliang
别人给你倒茶，你要用手指敲桌子。
When someone pours you tea, you tap the table with your fingers.
- Dengdeng
我知道了，敲一下就是谢谢。
I get it. One tap means thank you.
- Liangliang
对。可是你别敲五下，不然服务员会拿来五壶茶。
Right. But don't tap five times, or the waiter will bring five pots of tea.
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In a sentence
2 examples他给自己定下每天早上散步的规矩。
He makes it a rule to take a walk every morning.
Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
这家公司规矩很多，员工必须按时打卡。
This company has many rules; employees must clock in on time.
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