Character data

HSK 4

FREQUENCY 284th character

RADICAL ⼑ (18.4)

STROKES 6

INDEX # 440

TRADITIONAL 則

则 zé

then; but; rule, standard

HSK 4 #284

则 zé	1. (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but 2. then 3. standard 4. norm 5. principle 6. to follow 7. to imitate 8. classifier for written items

Word	Meaning
否则 fǒu zé HSK 4	otherwise; if not; or else
规则 guī zé HSK 5	regulation; rule; rules and regulations
原则 yuán zé HSK 5	principle; doctrine
准则 zhǔn zé HSK 6	standard; criterion; norm
法则 fǎ zé	law; rule; code
守则 shǒu zé	rules; regulations
不规则 bù guī zé	irregular
以身作则 yǐ shēn zuò zé	to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
实则 shí zé	actually; in fact
细则 xì zé	detailed rules and regulations; bylaws
一则 yī zé	on the one hand
附则 fù zé	supplementary provision; additional article (law); bylaw
欲速则不达 yù sù zé bù dá	more haste, less speed; haste makes waste
原则性 yuán zé xìng	principled
然则 rán zé	in that case; that being the case; then
通则 tōng zé	general rule; general principle
一中原则 yī zhōng yuán zé	One-China principle on Taiwan and China
一则以喜，一则以忧 yī zé yǐ xǐ ， yī zé yǐ yōu	happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一般原则 yī bān yuán zé	general principle
三人行，则必有我师 sān rén xíng ， zé bì yǒu wǒ shī	everyone has something I can learn
三原则 sān yuán zé	the Three Principles (in many contexts)
不俭则匮 bù jiǎn zé kuì	wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
不平则鸣 bù píng zé míng	where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
不规则三角形 bù guī zé sān jiǎo xíng	scalene triangle (math.)
不规则四边形 bù guī zé sì biān xíng	irregular quadrilateral; trapezium

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