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) 一家 yī jiā the whole family / the same family / the family ... (when preceded by a family name) / group 上门 上門 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family syn 犯规 犯規 fàn guī to break the rules / an illegality / a foul syn 家属 家屬 jiā shǔ family member / (family) dependent syn 条例 條例 tiáo lì regulations / rules / code of conduct / ordinances / statutes syn 皇室 huáng shì royal family / imperial household / member of the royal family 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 守则 守則 shǒu zé rules / regulations syn 养家 養家 yǎng jiā to support a family / to raise a family 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 门户 門戶 mén hù door / strategic gateway / portal / faction / sect / family status / family / web portal / (old) brothel syn 世家 shì jiā family influential for generations / aristocratic family 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 家境 jiā jìng family financial situation / family circumstances syn 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 大户 大戶 dà hù great family / rich family / large landlord / conspicuous spender or consumer syn 送终 送終 sòng zhōng to attend upon a dying parent or other senior family member / to handle the funeral affairs of a senior family member 明文 míng wén to state in writing (laws, rules etc) syn 家私 jiā sī family property / family wealth 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 大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom) / ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it 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) 天伦 天倫 tiān lún family bonds / ethical family relations syn 简章 簡章 jiǎn zhāng concise list of rules / brochure / pamphlet 良家 liáng jiā respectable family / decent family 辈分 輩分 bèi fèn seniority in the family or clan / position in the family hierarchy syn 入赘 入贅 rù zhuì to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family syn 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 操作规程 操作規程 cāo zuò guī chéng operating rules / work regulations 家传 家傳 jiā chuán handed down in a family / family traditions syn 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) 寒门 寒門 hán mén poor and humble family / my family (humble) syn 柴门 柴門 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background syn 门风 門風 mén fēng family tradition / family principles syn 房 fáng house / room / CL:間|间[jian1] / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines) syn 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 一家人 yī jiā rén the whole family / members of the same family (lit. or fig.) 知法犯法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom) / consciously going against the rules syn 家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大家 dà jiā everyone / influential family / great expert syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 家庭 jiā tíng family / household / CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] syn 家人 jiā rén family member / (old) servant syn 家族 jiā zú family / clan syn 术 術 zhú various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child syn 大门 大門 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 亲戚 親戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 鸽子 鴿子 gē zi pigeon / dove / various birds of the family Columbidae syn 全家 quán jiā whole family syn 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis syn 家中 jiā zhōng one's family syn 家门 家門 jiā mén house door / family clan syn 养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth syn 出身 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin syn 怀抱 懷抱 huái bào to hug / to cherish / within the bosom (of the family) / to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) syn 分居 fēn jū to separate (married couple) / to live apart (of husband and wife, family members) 拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc) syn 姓氏 xìng shì family name syn 自家 zì jiā oneself / one's own family syn 家教 jiā jiào family education / upbringing / to bring sb up / private tutor 一家子 yī jiā zi the whole family syn 总管 總管 zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) / person in charge / manager / (old) butler (of a rich family) / chief steward 口子 kǒu zi hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent syn 王室 wáng shì royal family / royal household syn 百灵 百靈 bǎi líng lark (bird of family Alaudidae) 家事 jiā shì family matters / domestic affairs / housework syn 免税 免稅 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) / tax free / duty free (shop) 家用 jiā yòng home-use / domestic / family expenses / housekeeping money syn 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 养老 養老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement syn 内务 內務 nèi wù internal affairs / domestic affairs / family affairs / (trad.) affairs within the palace 抹黑 mǒ hēi to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) syn 