zhòng guī zhòng jǔ

Traditional: 中規中矩

中规中矩 (zhòng guī zhòng jǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “conforming with the norms of society”.

Meanings

  1. 1conforming with the norms of society

Characters in 中规中矩

中zhōng · within; among; in规guī · compass中zhōng · within; among; in矩jǔ · carpenter's square

Related words

中within; among; in中to hit (a target)中(bound form) China; Chinese其中among中心center; heart; core高中senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])高中to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)中国China集中to concentrate中间the middle; the inside规则rule; regulation规矩lit. compass and set square

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