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循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

循规蹈矩 [xúnguīdǎojǔ]
  1. 1. stick to the rules

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

循规蹈矩 [xúnguīdǎojǔ]
  1. 1. observe rules, obey orders, etc. docilely; conform; conform to convention; toe the line
    学生们都很循规蹈矩
    All the students conscientiously obeyed the rules of the school.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

循规蹈矩 [xúnguīdǎojǔ]
  1. 1. 遵守规矩;也指墨守成规,不知变通
    学生们都在循规蹈矩地写字。
    循规蹈矩有余,开拓创新不足。
  2. 2. "矩"不读jū或jù。

Examples

循规蹈矩
observe rules, obey orders, etc. docilely; conform to convention; toe the line
循规蹈矩
循规蹈矩
循规蹈矩
循规蹈矩有余,开拓创新不足。
She is an obedient and well-behaved child.
她是个顺从和循规蹈矩的孩子。
The permissions are checked by rule.
权限检查循规蹈矩

Word Decomposition


[xún]
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[guī]
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[dǎo]
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[jǔ]

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