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正规

zhèngguī

proper; official

A person arranging blocks in a row
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Characters in this word

正 zhèng

Strokes
5
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
Made of
一 one 止 to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

规 guī

Strokes
8
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
夫 man, husband 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 规

Example phrases

  • 这是正规店。 Zhè shì zhèngguī diàn. This is an official store.
  • 他上正规学校。 Tā shàng zhèngguī xuéxiào. He goes to a proper school.
  • 去正规医院。 Qù zhèngguī yīyuàn. Go to a proper hospital.

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