循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
xún guī dǎo jǔ
Pinyin

Definition

循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
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xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. to act according to convention

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xún huán
  1. 1 to cycle
  2. 2 to circulate
  3. 3 circle
  4. 4 loop
wǔ dǎo
  1. 1 dance (performance art)
  2. 2 dancing
xún
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 to adhere to
  3. 3 to abide by
xún xù jiàn jìn
  1. 1 in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
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

Idioms (14)

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
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
  1. 1 in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
循循善诱
xún xún shàn yòu
  1. 1 to guide patiently and systematically (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