HSK 5 · Society

规则 guīzé “rule” in Chinese

Traditional 規則

What 规则 means

  1. rule
  2. regulation
  3. regular
  4. orderly
  5. fixed

How to say 规则

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale规guī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale则zé2nd tone, rising

规则 in a sentence

  1. 你能帮我说明一下规则吗？

    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shuōmíng yíxià guīzé ma?

    Could you explain the rules to me?

    Sentence #785846 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 一切规则都有例外。

    Yíqiè guīzé dōu yǒu lìwài.

    Every rule has its exceptions.

    Sentence #1785987 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 司机应该遵守交通规则。

    Sījī yīnggāi zūnshǒu jiāotōng guīzé.

    Drivers should obey the road rules.

    Sentence #424522 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 规则 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 规 (guī) with each of its parts in a different colour
规guīcompass
  • 夫man · fūSound part
  • 见to see · jiànMeaning part

见 hints at the meaning (to see); 夫 (fū) hints at the sound. Compare it with guī.

The character 则 (zé) with each of its parts in a different colour
则zébut; then
  • 贝sea shell · bèi
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāo

How to write 规则

规 8 strokes · 则 6 strokes

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规则 (guīzé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 规则 (guīzé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 规则

Words with 规

规定guīdìng · to stipulate规矩guīju · rules规律guīlǜ · rule (e.g. of science)规模guīmó · scale正规zhèngguī · formal规划guīhuà · plan规章guīzhāng · rules规范guīfàn · standard规格guīgé · specifications

Words with 则

否则fǒuzé · otherwise则zé · then原则yuánzé · principle准则zhǔnzé · principle

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FAQs

规则 (guīzé) means “rule” or “regulation”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it guīzé: guī with a 1st tone, then zé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 规则 is written 規則. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guize with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 规则 from the suggestions. Typing guize into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
规则 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.