I wish Jim would behave himself.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
守规矩
to behave oneself; to abide by the rules
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to behave oneself; to abide by the rules
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 守规矩 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 守规矩 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
Mind your table manners.
Mary asked her son to behave himself.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 守规矩.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 守规矩.
Directly before
- 会守规矩1
- 儿子守规矩1
- 玩要守规矩1
- 餐桌上守规矩1
Directly after
- 守规矩点1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 守规矩
What does 守规矩 mean in Chinese?
守规矩 (shǒuguīju) means to behave oneself; to abide by the rules.
How do you pronounce 守规矩?
守规矩 is pronounced shǒuguīju.
Is 守规矩 an HSK word?
守规矩 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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