Chinese word

违规

Pronunciation

Pinyinwéi guī

Meaning

  • verbbreak the rules

Example

他因为违规被经理批评了。tā yīn wèi wéi guī bèi jīng lǐ pī píng le

He was criticized by the manager for breaking the rules.

Illustration for 违规 (break the rules)

More examples

公司发现违规收费后立即退款并处罚相关员工。gōng sī fā xiàn wéi guī shōu fèi hòu lì jí tuì kuǎn bìng chǔ fá xiāng guān yuán gōng

The company immediately issued refunds and punished the employees involved after discovering improper fee collection.

Core concept

An act that leaves the path set by a rule.

Common phrases

  • 违规行为wéi guī xíng wéi

    rule-breaking conduct

  • 违规操作wéi guī cāo zuò

    unauthorized operation

  • 违规收费wéi guī shōu fèi

    improper fee collection

Similar words

违反wéi fǎn: Going against a rule, promise, agreement, or law instead of following it.
违法wéi fǎ: Acting against a law in a way that may bring legal punishment.
违背wéi bèi: Acting against a promise, intention, policy, or principle.
违纪wéi jì: Breaking the rules of a group and disturbing its order.

Definition in Chinese

不按照规定、标准或制度行事的行为或动作，指在组织、机构或活动中违反规则的情形。bú àn zhào guī dìng biāo zhǔn huò zhì dù xíng shì de xíng wéi huò dòng zuò zhǐ zài zǔ zhī jī gòu huò huó dòng zhōng wéi fǎn guī zé de qíng xíng

Word origin

违规 (wéiguī, "break the rules") combines 违 (wéi, "go against") with 规 (guī, "rule or standard"), so its structure points to acting against an established rule.

Usage tips

  • Everyday Chinese uses this term for workplace, school, sports, and online rules, so it is not limited to formal legal writing.

Other meanings

  • violationnoun
  • wrongdoingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 违规者wéi guī zhěrule violatornoun
  • 违规行为wéi guī xíng wéirule-breaking conductnoun
  • 违规记录wéi guī jì lùrecord of violationsnoun

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