to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota) · regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

guī dìng

g+uī·1st toned+ìng·4th tone

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The security level, as established by the Department of Homeland Security, is orange.

根据国土安全部的规定，目前的安全水准是橙色等级。

Some beaches had failed to comply with environmental regulations.

一些海滩没能遵守环保规定。

I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.

我规定自己在九点之后不看电视。

This rule allows no exception.

这条规定不许例外。

The school rules that students cannot smoke.

学校规定学生不能抽烟。

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