HSK 6 · Adjectives

正规 zhèngguī “formal” in Chinese

Traditional 正規

What 正规 means

  1. formal
  2. regular
  3. standard
  4. according to standards

How to say 正规

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale正zhèng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale规guī1st tone, high and level

正规 in a sentence

  1. 正规的考试不允许使用涂改液。

    Zhèngguī de kǎoshì bù yǔnxǔ shǐyòng túgǎiyè.

    Correction fluid is not allowed in formal exams.

    Sentence #10041925 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 正规 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 正 (zhèng) with each of its parts in a different colour
正zhèngstraight
  • 一one · yī
  • 止stop · zhǐ

Memory aidPicture a foot 止 heading straight for a line 一: straight, correct.

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.

How to write 正规

正 5 strokes · 规 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 正规

Words with 正

正在zhèngzài · in the process of正常zhèngcháng · regular正确zhèngquè · correct正式zhèngshì · formal真正zhēnzhèng · genuine正好zhènghǎo · just (in time)正zhèng · just (in the middle of doing something)改正gǎizhèng · to correct反正fǎnzhèng · anyway正月zhēngyuè · first month of the lunar year

Words with 规

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

More words: Adjectives

朝气蓬勃zhāoqìpéngbó · full of vigour扎实zhāshi · solid镇定zhèndìng · calm正当zhèngdàng · proper正经zhèngjing · serious珍贵zhēnguì · precious郑重zhèngzhòng · serious正宗zhèngzōng · authentic

FAQs

正规 (zhèngguī) means “formal” or “regular”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhèngguī: zhèng with a 4th tone, then guī with a 1st 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, 正规 is written 正規. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhenggui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 正规 from the suggestions. Typing zhenggui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
正规 is an HSK 6 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.