guī zé
rule; regulation
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我们必须遵守学校的规则。
Wǒmen bìxū cúnzh守xuéxiào de guīzé.
We must abide by the school rules.
这个游戏的规则很简单。
Zhège yóuxì de guīzé hěn jiǎndān.
The rules of this game are very simple.
如果你违反了规则，你将受到惩罚。
Rúguǒ nǐ wéifǎnle guīzé, nǐ jiāng shòudào chéngfá.
If you break the rules, you will be punished.
条例 (tiáo lǐ)
regulation
规章 (guī zhāng)
rule
无序 (wúxù)
disorder
混乱 (hùnlùan)
chaos
The Chinese word 规则 (guīzé) means "rule" or "regulation". It is composed of two characters: 规 (guī), which means "compass" or "rule", and 则 (zé), which means "pattern" or "example". The original meaning of 规则 was "to draw a circle with a compass", which was later extended to mean "to establish a rule or regulation". In modern Chinese, 规则 is used in a wide variety of contexts, including laws, regulations, rules of conduct, and even grammar rules.
