Rule in Chinese
rule · HSK 5
规则
- 规 rule
- 则 then
Counted with 条: 一条规则
比赛前先说清楚规则。 Let's make the rules clear before the game.
Other ways to say rule
More words with 规 or 则
How do you say rule in Chinese?
Rule in Chinese is 规则 (guī zé). You can also say 规矩 (guī ju), 规定 (guī dìng), 治 (zhì), 讲究 (jiǎng jiu).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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