打破常规

打破常規

dǎpò-chángguī

idiom

Meanings

1 to break with convention; to depart from usual practice
2 to do something in an unconventional way

Characters

to strike; to break

to break; broken

rule; regulation

Examples

HSK 3

要想创新，就必须打破常规。

Yào xiǎng chuàngxīn, jiù bìxū dǎpò-chángguī.

If you want to innovate, you have to break with convention.

HSK 3

他打破常规，用新方法解决了这个问题。

Tā dǎpò-chángguī, yòng xīn fāngfǎ jiějué le zhège wèntí.

He broke with convention and solved the problem using a new method.

HSK 6

这家公司打破常规，允许员工在家办公。

Zhè jiā gōngsī dǎpò-chángguī, yǔnxǔ yuángōng zài jiā bàngōng.

This company broke with convention and let employees work from home.

Tips

usage

Generally positive - associated with innovation, creativity, bold leadership. Common in startup, tech, and management contexts. Becomes negative only when context implies the convention was there for good reason (打破常规 + 蛮干 would be reckless).

memory

Transparent construction: 打破 (break) + 常规 (normal rules/routines). 常 means 'usual, normal'; 规 means 'rule, regulation.' Easy to parse even without prior exposure.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

破 pò

常 cháng

规 guī