那個小孩子很沒有規矩。

That little kid is quite bratty.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 那個 nàge
  1. that one
  2. that thing
  3. that (as opposed to this)
  4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis)
  5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word)
  6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc)
  7. (euph.) menstruation
  8. sex
  9. also pr. nèige
2 小孩子 xiǎoháizi child
3 很 hěn
  1. very; quite
  2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
4 沒有 méiyǒu
  1. haven't
  2. hasn't
  3. doesn't exist
  4. to not have
  5. to not be
=5 規矩 guīju
  1. lit. compass and set square
  2. fig. established standard
  3. rule
  4. customs
  5. practices
  6. fig. upright and honest
  7. well-behaved
=5 規矩 guījǔ
  1. (figurative) rule; custom; established practice
  2. (figurative) social etiquette; manners; formality
  3. (literal, Classical) compass and carpenter's square
  4. (literary) to imitate; to simulate; to mock
  5. according to practice, precedent or convention
  6. compass and carpenter's square
  7. conforming to standards
  8. rule; custom; established practice
  9. social etiquette; manners; formality
  10. to discipline; to train; to cultivate
  11. to imitate; to simulate; to mock
  12. well-behaved