Meaning
to observe; to obey; to follow
Chinese: 遵守、依照。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zun” becomes a different word in each tone. 遵 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 遵守zūn shǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- 遵循zūn xúnto follow; to abide by; to comply with
- 遵照zūn zhàoin accordance with; to follow (the rules)
- 遵行zūn xíngto follow; to obey; compliance
- 遵从zūn cóngto comply with; to follow (directives); to defer (to the judgment of superiors)
Example Sentence
我们都要自觉遵守学校的规定。Wǒ men dōu yào zì jué zūn shǒu xué xiào de guī dìng.We should all consciously obey the school rules.
我们Wǒ menwe都dōuall要yàoto want自zì(bound form) self觉juéto feel遵zūnto observe守shǒuto guard学校xué xiàoschool的deof规guīcompass定dìngto fix。