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违规

wéi guī · wei gui

Traditional 違規

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to violate the rules
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In a conversation

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Chess in the teahouse

  1. Liangliang

    将军(jiāngjūn)！

    Check!

  2. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，你的(nǐde)马(mǎ)走(zǒu)直线(zhíxiàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)违规(wéiguī)的(de)。

    Wait. Your knight moves in a straight line. That breaks the rules.

  3. Liangliang

    马(mǎ)不能(bùnéng)走(zǒu)直线(zhíxiàn)吗(ma)？

    A knight can't move in a straight line?

  4. Dengdeng

    马(mǎ)要(yào)走(zǒu)日字(rìzì)，你(nǐ)违规(wéiguī)了(le)。

    A knight moves in an L shape. You broke the rules.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，就当(jiùdāng)我(wǒ)没(méi)走过(zǒuguò)。

    OK, let's pretend I didn't move.

  6. Dengdeng

    悔棋(huǐqí)也(yě)算(suàn)违规(wéiguī)。

    Taking a move back also counts as breaking the rules.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

球(qiú)员(yuán)因(yīn)为(wèi)违(wéi)规(guī)被(bèi)裁(cái)判(pàn)罚(fá)出(chū)场(chǎng)外(wài)。

The player was sent off by the referee for violating the rules.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)因(yīn)违(wéi)规(guī)操(cāo)作(zuò)被(bèi)罚(fá)款(kuǎn)了(le)。

This restaurant was fined for operating in violation of regulations.

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