# 规矩 (guīju)

In Mandarin Chinese, 规矩 (guīju) means “lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule
- Pinyin: guīju (gui1 ju5)
- Traditional: 規矩
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 我们必须遵守这里的规矩。
  Wǒmen bìxū zūnshǒu zhèlǐ de guīju.
  We must follow the rules here.

## Characters

- 规 (guī): compass; a rule
- 矩 (jǔ): carpenter's square; rule

https://hanziro.com/word/gui-ju-lit-compass-and/

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