admonish to correct; regular and orderly
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to admonish and correct; to rectify
literaryA formal, literary term used for correcting someone's behavior or rectifying social customs.
Péng朋
you友
zhī之
jiān间
yīng应
hù互
xiāng相
guī规
zhèng正
quē缺
diǎn点
。
Friends should admonish each other to correct their shortcomings.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
bān颁
bù布
fǎ法
lìng令
yǐ以
guī规
zhèng正
shè社
huì会
fēng风
sú俗
。
The government issued decrees to rectify social customs.
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Tā他
yǒng勇
yú于
guī规
zhèng正
shàng上
jí级
de的
cuò错
wù误
。
He was courageous in admonishing his superior's mistakes.
adjective
regular; orderly; neat
literaryDescribes something that is arranged in a regular, orderly, or neat shape, though perhaps not perfectly so.
Tā他
men们
wéi围
zuò坐
chéng成
yī一
gè个
bù不
hěn很
guī规
zhèng正
de的
yuán圆
quān圈
。
They sat in a circle that wasn't very regular.
Zhè这
kuài块
tián田
dì地
de的
xíng形
zhuàng状
shí十
fēn分
guī规
zhèng正
。
The shape of this field is very regular.
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Qǐng请
bǎ把
shū书
běn本
bǎi摆
fàng放
guī规
zhèng正
。
Please arrange the books neatly.