循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
Pinyin

Definition

循规蹈矩
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xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. to act according to convention

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

循环
xún huán
  1. 1 to cycle
  2. 2 to circulate
  3. 3 circle
  4. 4 loop
舞蹈
wǔ dǎo
  1. 1 dance (performance art)
  2. 2 dancing
循
xún
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 to adhere to
  3. 3 to abide by
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
  1. 1 in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
  1. 1 hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
规矩
guī ju
  1. 1 lit. compass and set square
  2. 2 fig. established standard
  3. 3 rule
  4. 4 customs
  5. 5 practices
  6. 6 fig. upright and honest
  7. 7 well-behaved
遵循
zūn xún
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 to abide by
  3. 3 to comply with
  4. 4 compliance
重蹈覆辙
chóng dǎo fù zhé
  1. 1 to follow the track of an overturned cart
  2. 2 to repeat a disastrous policy
中规中矩
zhòng guī zhòng jǔ
  1. 1 conforming with the norms of society
依循
yī xún
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 to comply
因循
yīn xún
  1. 1 to continue the same old routine
  2. 2 to carry on just as before
  3. 3 to procrastinate
守规矩
shǒu guī ju
  1. 1 to behave oneself
  2. 2 to abide by the rules
循化
Xún huà
  1. 1 Xunhua Salazu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
循循善诱
xún xún shàn yòu
  1. 1 to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
循环赛
xún huán sài
  1. 1 round-robin tournament
扭矩
niǔ jǔ
  1. 1 torque
  2. 2 turning force
矩
jǔ
  1. 1 variant of 矩[jǔ]
矩形
jǔ xíng
  1. 1 rectangle
矩阵
jǔ zhèn
  1. 1 array
  2. 2 matrix (math.)

Idioms (14)

不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
  1. 1 in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
循循善诱
xún xún shàn yòu
  1. 1 to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
  1. 1 hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
没有规矩，不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
  1. 1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
  1. 1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
规行矩步
guī xíng jǔ bù
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
赴汤蹈火
fù tāng dǎo huǒ
  1. 1 to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
蹈常袭故
dǎo cháng xí gù
  1. 1 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
  2. 2 always the same routine
高举远蹈
gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo
  1. 1 to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray

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