"rules" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 规则
• 规定

Definition

“规则”是指在游戏、组织或特定情境下规定你该做或不该做的正式规定，用来指导行为并保持秩序。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Rules' 多用于复数，尤其用于游戏和组织（如“house rules”，“school rules”）。'Regulations' 更正式和法律用语，不要与 'laws'（法律）混淆。常见搭配：'follow/break the rules', 'set the rules', 'rules and regulations'。

Examples

You must follow the rules in class.

你必须遵守课堂上的**规则**。

These are the rules of the game.

这些是游戏的**规则**。

My parents have strict rules at home.

我父母在家里有很严格的**规定**。

If you don't like the rules, maybe this isn't the right place for you.

如果你不喜欢这些**规则**，这里可能不适合你。

They had to change the rules after too many people complained.

因为太多人抱怨，他们不得不更改**规定**。

Everyone knows the unwritten rules of this place.

每个人都知道这里不成文的**规矩**。