陈规
chén guī
Pinyin

Definition

陈规
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chén guī
  1. outmoded conventions
  2. old-fashioned ways

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
规则
guī zé
  1. 1 rule
  2. 2 regulation
  3. 3 rules and regulations
规划
guī huà
  1. 1 to plan (how to do sth)
  2. 2 planning
  3. 3 plan
  4. 4 program
规定
guī dìng
  1. 1 provision
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to set
  4. 4 to formulate
  5. 5 to stipulate
  6. 6 to provide
  7. 7 regulation
  8. 8 rule
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
规律
guī lu:4
  1. 1 rule (e.g. of science)
  2. 2 law of behavior
  3. 3 regular pattern
  4. 4 rhythm
  5. 5 discipline
规模
guī mó
  1. 1 scale
  2. 2 scope
  3. 3 extent
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
规矩
guī ju
  1. 1 lit. compass and set square
  2. 2 fig. established standard
  3. 3 rule
  4. 4 customs
  5. 5 practices
  6. 6 fig. upright and honest
  7. 7 well-behaved
陈
Chén
  1. 1 surname Chen
  2. 2 Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state
  3. 3 Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nán Cháo]
陈奕迅
Chén Yì xùn
  1. 1 Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor
不规则
bù guī zé
  1. 1 irregular
大规模
dà guī mó
  1. 1 large scale
  2. 2 extensive
  3. 3 wide scale
  4. 4 broad scale
子规
zǐ guī
  1. 1 cuckoo
常规
cháng guī
  1. 1 code of conduct
  2. 2 conventions
  3. 3 common practice
  4. 4 routine (medical procedure etc)
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
正规
zhèng guī
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 according to standards
法规
fǎ guī
  1. 1 legislation
  2. 2 statute
潜规则
qián guī zé
  1. 1 unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
犯规
fàn guī
  1. 1 to break the rules
  2. 2 an illegality
  3. 3 a foul
规划局
guī huà jú
  1. 1 planning department
规整
guī zhěng
  1. 1 according to a pattern
  2. 2 regular
  3. 3 orderly
  4. 4 structured
  5. 5 neat and tidy

Idioms (18)

不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
  2. 2 to go beyond old ideas
  3. 3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
暗渡陈仓
àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
没有规矩，不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
沥陈鄙见
lì chén bǐ jiàn
  1. 1 to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
萧规曹随
Xiāo guī Cáo suí
  1. 1 lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiāo Hé] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cáo Cān] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
  3. 3 to follow precedent
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
  1. 1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
  1. 1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
规行矩步
guī xíng jǔ bù
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
  1. 1 lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

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