Definition & Meaning

stick to the rules; observe rules; toe the line; accord with the custom and law; his behavior appears rather stiff

Word usage

xún guī dǎo jǔ

循 规 蹈 矩

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stick to the rules; observe rules; toe the line; accord with the custom and law; his behavior appears rather stiff
- xué sheng dōu hěn xún guī dǎo jǔ
  学生都很循规蹈矩。
  All the students conscientiously obeyed the rules of the school.
- suǒ yǒu fù mǔ dōu xǐ huan shùn cóng hé xún guī dǎo jǔ de hái zi ma
  所有父母都喜欢顺从和循规蹈矩的孩子吗？
  Do all parents like obedient and well-behaved children?
- nán hái wǎng wǎng méi yǒu nǚ hái nà me xún guī dǎo jǔ
  男孩往往没有女孩那么循规蹈矩。
  Boys tend to be less conformist than girls.
- tā yī zhí shì gè xún guī dǎo jǔ de rén
  他一直是个循规蹈矩的人。
  He has always been a man who follows the rules.
synonym
xún xù jiàn jìn循序渐进 àn bù jiù bān按部就班 yīn xún shǒu jiù因循守旧 mò shǒu chéng guī墨守成规
antonym
suí xīn suǒ yù随心所欲 sì wú jì dàn肆无忌惮 wéi suǒ yù wéi为所欲为 wú fǎ wú tiān无法无天 hú zuò fēi wéi胡作非为 wú suǒ bù wéi无所不为 zì yì wàng wéi恣意妄为 héng xíng wú jì横行无忌 méi fǎ méi tiān没法没天 mù wú wáng fǎ目无王法

Word usage

Note
1."循规蹈矩" is mostly used to comment on people's behavior, but also to describe the situation that in literary and artistic creation, people stick to the rules and disciplines and dare not make breakthroughs; 2."矩" cannot be pronounced as "jū" or "jù".

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