"fig. rules" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
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
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
开花開花	kāi huā	to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish	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
热腾腾熱騰騰	rè téng téng	steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]	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
操作规程操作規程	cāo zuò guī chéng	operating rules / work regulations
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)
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
味道	wèi dao	flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor	syn
规矩規矩	guī ju	lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved	syn
发烧發燒	fā shāo	to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular	syn
目光	mù guāng	gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision	syn
出轨出軌	chū guǐ	to be derailed / to go off the rails / (fig.) to overstep the bounds / (fig.) to have an extramarital affair
塑造	sù zào	to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)	syn
搅和攪和	jiǎo huo	to mix / to blend / (fig.) to spoil / to mess up things / (fig.) to run around with (sb) / to get involved with / to mix (with other people)	syn
鱼肉魚肉	yú ròu	flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up)	syn
走后门走後門	zǒu hòu mén	(lit.) to enter through the back door / (fig.) to pull strings / to use connections / (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex	syn
挂钩掛鉤	guà gōu	to couple / to link / to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與\|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}) / (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc) / to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc) / to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth) / latch hook / coupling	syn
封顶封頂	fēng dǐng	to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
雏儿雛兒	chú ér	newly hatched bird / fig. inexperienced person / fig. chick (slighting term for young woman) / bimbo	syn
遮羞布	zhē xiū bù	loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊\|块[kuai4]	syn
架空	jià kōng	to build (a hut etc) on stilts / to install (power lines etc) overhead / (fig.) unfounded / impractical / (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead	syn
出笼出籠	chū lóng	(of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛\|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market
瞻前顾后瞻前顧後	zhān qián gù hòu	lit. to look forward and back (idiom) / fig. to consider carefully / to weigh the pros and cons / fig. to be overcautious and indecisive	syn
松柏	sōng bǎi	pine and cypress / fig. chaste and undefiled / fig. tomb	syn
脱胎脫胎	tuō tāi	to be born / (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc) / (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn) / bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)
中招	zhòng zhāo	(martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in
小白兔	xiǎo bái tù	small white rabbit / (fig.) innocent and naive person / (fig.) (slang) breast
矮化	ǎi huà	(plant pathology) to become stunted / (horticulture) to dwarf / to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc) / (fig.) to diminish the status of / to disparage / (fig.) to downplay
熔断熔斷	róng duàn	(of fuse wire) to melt / to blow / (fig.) to halt stock trading / (fig.) to suspend an airline from operating flights on a given route (as a penalty, e.g. for bringing in more than a specified number of passengers who test positive for COVID)	syn
浊流濁流	zhuó liú	turbid flow / muddy waters / fig. a contemptible person / fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends	syn
下来下來	xià lai	to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders)	syn
带来帶來	dài lái	to bring / (fig.) to bring about / to produce	syn
加油	jiā yóu	to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on	syn
套	tào	to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)	syn
梦想夢想	mèng xiǎng	(fig.) to dream of / dream	syn
淘汰	táo tài	to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out	syn
深	shēn	deep (lit. and fig.)	syn
将军將軍	jiāng jūn	general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot	syn
舞台舞臺	wǔ tái	(lit. and fig.) stage / arena	syn
吸血鬼	xī xuè guǐ	leech / bloodsucking vermin / vampire (translated European notion) / fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers	syn
不知	bù zhī	not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
价值價值	jià zhí	value / worth / fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
帽子	mào zi	hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL:頂\|顶[ding3]	syn
空间空間	kōng jiān	space / room / (fig.) scope / leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space	syn
症癥	zhēng	abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point	syn
开门開門	kāi mén	to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business
掌握	zhǎng wò	to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency	syn
龙龍	lóng	Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur	syn
感染	gǎn rǎn	to infect / infection / (fig.) to influence	syn
血液	xuè yè	blood / (fig.) lifeblood	syn
味	wèi	taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription	syn
硬	yìng	hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial	syn
转移轉移	zhuǎn yí	to shift / to relocate / to transfer / (fig.) to shift (attention) / to change (the subject etc) / (medicine) to metastasize	syn
启动啟動	qǐ dòng	to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan)	syn
出局	chū jú	(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment)
头脑頭腦	tóu nǎo	brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss	syn
虫蟲	chóng	lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條\|条[tiao2],隻\|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic	syn
白色	bái sè	white / fig. reactionary / anti-communist	syn
森	sēn	(bound form) densely wooded / (fig.) (bound form) multitudinous / gloomy / forbidding	syn
做梦做夢	zuò mèng	to dream / to have a dream / fig. illusion / fantasy / pipe dream	syn
背景	bèi jǐng	background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種\|种[zhong3]	syn
材料	cái liào	(raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job	syn
起飞起飛	qǐ fēi	(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly	syn
角落	jiǎo luò	corner (of a room, courtyard etc) / (fig.) remote spot / nook	syn
动力動力	dòng lì	motive power / (fig.) motivation / impetus

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"fig. rules" Chinese-English Dictionary

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