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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 循规蹈矩

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
循规蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ - to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
- to act according to convention

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 14,418 44,688 32,914

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xún- to follow
- to adhere to
- to abide by
guī- variant of 規|规[gui1]
guī- compass
- a rule
- regulation
- to admonish
- to plan
- to scheme
dǎo- to tread on
- to trample
- to stamp
- to fulfill
- Taiwan pr. [dao4]
- carpenter's square
- rule
- regulation
- pattern
- to carve
- variant of 矩[ju3]

Other Words Containing 循规蹈矩

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
循规蹈矩 - - 14,418 44,688 32,914