中規中矩

conforming with the norms of society

Characters and words in 中規中矩

China / Chinese / surname Zhong
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a dart board, because you always try to hit the center.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)
compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme

= + : In front of the Eiffel Tower, each year there are more and more surveillance cameras. A construction worker tries to find his way through this maze, but even his compass is of no use. However he's lucky that Gitta Giraffe is there: she's large enough to just see over the cameras to get an overview and tells the worker the way through the maze.
variant of 矩[ju3]

= + : Zeus (ju) found the Leshan Giant Buddha's (巨) foot damaged by darts (矢) in the space station (Ø3). He pulls out the darts and wants to repair the damage according to the customs. He already found his carpenter's square (矩), but he just cannot find his compass.
carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve

= + : Zeus (ju) found the Leshan Giant Buddha's (巨) foot damaged by darts (矢) in the space station (Ø3). He pulls out the darts and wants to repair the damage according to the customs. He already found his carpenter's square (矩), but he just cannot find his compass.

Words with 中規中矩

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Sentences with 中規中矩

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