规定 規定 guī dìng to stipulate / to specify / to prescribe / to fix (a price) / to set (a quota) / regulations / rules / provisions / stipulations syn 科 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4] 橄榄球 橄欖球 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) 犯规 犯規 fàn guī to break the rules / an illegality / a foul syn 条例 條例 tiáo lì regulations / rules / code of conduct / ordinances / statutes syn 违规 違規 wéi guī to violate the rules 照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request 北京 běi jīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) syn 守则 守則 shǒu zé rules / regulations syn 规范 規範 guī fàn norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify syn 胡来 胡來 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble syn 遵照 zūn zhào in accordance with / to follow (the rules) syn 违章 違章 wéi zhāng to break the rules / to violate regulations syn 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place syn 章程 zhāng chéng rules / regulations / constitution / statute / articles of association (of company) / articles of incorporation / charter (of a corporation) / by-laws syn 校规 校規 xiào guī school rules and regulations 规程 規程 guī chéng rules / regulations syn 教规 教規 jiào guī canon / religious rules 细则 細則 xì zé detailed rules and regulations / bylaws 约法三章 約法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules syn 违例 違例 wéi lì to break the rules 套用 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc) syn 明文 míng wén to state in writing (laws, rules etc) syn 违法乱纪 違法亂紀 wéi fǎ luàn jì to break the law and violate the rules (idiom) / misconduct syn 法纪 法紀 fǎ jì law and order / rules and discipline syn 犯戒 fàn jiè to go against the rules (of a religious order) / to break a ban (e.g. medical) 为准 為準 wéi zhǔn to serve as the norm / ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc) 简章 簡章 jiǎn zhāng concise list of rules / brochure / pamphlet 游戏规则 遊戲規則 yóu xì guī zé rules of the game 总则 總則 zǒng zé general rules / general principles / general provisions 北京人 běi jīng rén Beijing resident / Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4], Beijing 操作规程 操作規程 cāo zuò guī chéng operating rules / work regulations 西直门 西直門 xī zhí mén Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing 订定 訂定 dìng dìng to set / to designate / to stipulate / to provide / to draw up / to formulate (rules etc) / stipulation 潜规则 潛規則 qián guī zé unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors) 转换程序 轉換程序 switching rules / switching procedures 议事规则 議事規則 yì shì guī zé rules of procedure 交通规则 交通規則 jiāo tōng guī zé traffic rules / rules of the road 政纪 政紀 zhèng jì rules for political staff / political discipline 规制 規制 guī zhì to regulate / rules and regulations / regulatory / style and structure (esp. of building) 北漂 běi piāo to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit 京味 jīng wèi Beijing flavor / Beijing style 守 shǒu to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining syn 循规蹈矩 循規蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom) / to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention syn 知法犯法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom) / consciously going against the rules syn 水立方 shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 这 這 zhè (pronoun) this / these / (bound form) this / the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this / these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) syn 主意 zhǔ yi plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] syn 二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn 背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 钟楼 鐘樓 zhōng lóu bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 雷德 léi dé Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009 发毛 發毛 fā máo to rant and rave / to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect) syn 鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium syn 紫禁城 zǐ jìn chéng the Forbidden City / the Imperial Palace in Beijing / same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1] 天安门 天安門 tiān ān mén Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing 皇城 huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center 天坛 天壇 tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) 大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 京剧 京劇 jīng jù Beijing opera / CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1] syn 师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) syn 北京时间 北京時間 běi jīng shí jiān Beijing Time (BJT) / China Standard Time (CST) 清华大学 清華大學 qīng huá dà xué Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 国美 國美 guó měi GOME, electronics chain founded in Beijing in 1987 中都 zhōng dū Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing 北京地区 北京地區 běi jīng dì qū the Beijing area 鼓楼 鼓樓 gǔ lóu a drum tower / Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 新京报 新京報 xīn jīng bào Beijing news (newspaper) 进京 進京 jìn jīng to enter the capital / to go to Beijing 人民大会堂 人民大會堂 rén mín dà huì táng the Great Hall of the People (in Beijing) 咚咚 dōng dong Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics syn 京沪 京滬 jīng hù Beijing and Shanghai 北京青年报 北京青年報 běi jīng qīng nián bào Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949 北京师范大学 北京師範大學 běi jīng shī fàn dà xué Beijing Normal University 香山 xiāng shān Fragrance Hill (a park in Beijing) 北平 běi píng Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949) 北京奥运 北京奧運 běi jīng ào yùn the Beijing 2008 Olympic games 亚运村 亞運村 yà yùn cūn Yayuncun neighborhood of Beijing 首都机场 首都機場 shǒu dū jī chǎng Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 北京站 běi jīng zhàn Beijing railway station 望京 wàng jīng Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing 西单 西單 xī dān Xidan neighborhood of central Beijing 北师大 北師大 běi shī dà Beijing Normal University / abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2] 京津 jīng jīn Beijing and Tianjin 北京晨报 北京晨報 běi jīng chén bào Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018 国美电器 國美電器 guó měi diàn qì GOME Electrical Appliances (founded in Beijing, 1987) 北京晚报 北京晚報 běi jīng wǎn bào Beijing Evening News 中国政法大学 中國政法大學 zhōng guó zhèng fǎ dà xué China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平[Chang1 ping2], and graduate campus in Haidian district 海淀區|海淀区[Hai3 dian4 Qu1] 颐和园 頤和園 yí hé yuán Summer Palace in Beijing 光明日报 光明日報 guāng míng rì bào Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper 燕京 yān jīng Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods 北京电影学院 北京電影學院 běi jīng diàn yǐng xué yuàn Beijing Film Academy 大公报 大公報 dà gōng bào Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong 东直门 東直門 dōng zhí mén Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing 商务印书馆 商務印書館 shāng wù yìn shū guǎn The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897) 矫情 矯情 jiáo qing (Beijing dialect) argumentative / unreasonable 