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21. 我们不能为了个人利益而破坏规矩。

    wǒ​men bù néng wèi le gè​rén lì​yì ér pò​huài guī​ju.

    We cannot break the rules for personal gain.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

22. 这里的规矩是一定的，不能随意更改。

    zhè​lǐ de guī​ju shì yī​dìng de, bù néng suí​yì gēng​gǎi.

    The rules here are fixed and cannot be changed at will.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

23. 按照当地的规矩，每逢望日都要全家聚餐。

    àn​zhào dāng​dì de guī​ju, měi féng wàng rì dōu yào quán​jiā jù​cān.

    According to local custom, the whole family gathers for a meal on every full moon day.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

24. 我只是按规矩办事，并没有故意为难你的意思。

    wǒ zhǐ​shì àn guī​ju bàn​shì, bìng méi​yǒu gù​yì wéi​nán nǐ de yì​si.

    I'm just doing things by the book; I have no intention of making things difficult for you.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

25. 我们要从小培养孩子讲礼貌、守规矩的好习惯。

    wǒ​men yào cóng xiǎo péi​yǎng hái​zi jiǎng lǐ​mào, shǒu guī​ju de hǎo xí​guàn.

    We should cultivate children's habits of being polite and following rules from an early age.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

26. 按照我们那里的老规矩，我应该管爸爸的妹妹叫姑娘。

    àn​zhào wǒ​men nà​li de lǎo guī​ju, wǒ yīng​gāi guǎn bà​ba de mèi​mei jiào gū​niang.

    According to the old customs of my hometown, I should call my father's sister 'Guniang'.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

27. 他这个人的思想非常古板，总是守着那些老规矩，不肯尝试新事物。

    tā zhè gè rén de sī​xiǎng fēi​cháng gǔ​bǎn, zǒng​shì shǒu zhe nà​xiē lǎo guī​ju, bù kěn cháng​shì xīn shì​wù.

    His thinking is very old-fashioned; he always sticks to old rules and refuses to try new things.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

28. 他在学校一直很规矩。

    tā zài xué​xiào yī​zhí hěn guī​ju.

    He has always been well-behaved at school.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

29. 木匠手里拿着规矩，在木板上认真地画线。

    mù​jiàng shǒu lǐ ná zhe guī​ju, zài mù​bǎn shàng rèn​zhēn de huà​xiàn.

    Holding a square and compass, the carpenter carefully drew lines on the wooden board.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary