stipulate ⇒ 请在规定的时间内完成。 Qǐng zài guīdìng de shíjiān nèi wánchéng. → Please complete this within the specified time.
规律
law
规格
specification
规模
scale
规矩
norm
规程
rules pl
规章
regulations pl
规范
standard ⇒ 良好的行为规范 liánghǎo de xíngwéi guīfàn → standards of good conduct ⇒ 他的汉语不规范。 Tā de hànyǔ bù guīfàn. → His Chinese is not standard. ⇒ 一定要规范市场秩序。 Yīdìng yào guīfàn shìchǎng zhìxù. → We must standardize the market economy.
陈规
outmoded conventions pl
墨守成规
( 贬 ) be a stickler for routine
循规蹈矩
stick to the rules
清规戒律
excessive rules ⇒ 我们不要受某些清规戒律的束缚。 Wǒmen bùyào shòu mǒuxiē qīngguī jièlǜ de shùfù. → We don't want to be bound by any excessive rules.