成规

成規
chéngguī
noun #37,920

Meanings

  1. 1 established rules
  2. 2 set ways; convention

Examples

HSK 5
Tā gǎnyú dǎpò chéngguī, chángshì xīn fāngfǎ.
He dares to break with convention and try new methods.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā gōngsī yǒu yí tào yányòng duō nián de chéngguī, xīnrén hěn nán gǎibiàn.
This company has a set of rules handed down for years, and newcomers find them hard to change.

Tips

usage
Usually a little negative: rules kept out of habit rather than reason. Best known in the idiom 墨守成规 (to stick rigidly to old rules). 打破成规 'to break with convention' is praise.

Stroke Order

成 chéng
规 guī