则 zé

rule, law, regulation; grades

HSK 4 #284

DEFINITIONS

  • rule, law, regulation
  • grades
  • (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
  • then
  • standard
  • norm
  • principle
  • to imitate
  • to follow
  • classifier for written items

STROKES

WORDS

有则改之，无则加勉 yǒu zé gǎi zhī ， wú zé jiā miǎn correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
林则徐 lín zé xú Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842
正则 zhèng zé regular (figure in geometry)
正则参数 zhèng zé cān shù regular parametrization
正则表达式 zhèng zé biǎo dá shì regular expression (computing)
武则天 wǔ zé tiān Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú ， rén zhì chá zé wú tú water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
洛必达法则 luò bì dá fǎ zé L'Hôpital's rule (math.)
潜规则 qián guī zé unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
无原则 wú yuán zé unprincipled
理则 lǐ zé principle; logic
理则学 lǐ zé xué logic
瑞利准则 ruì lì zhǔn zé Rayleigh criterion (optics)
当断则断 dāng duàn zé duàn to make a decision when it's time to decide
穷则思变 qióng zé sī biàn when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
章则 zhāng zé rule
简则 jiǎn zé general rule; simple principle
总则 zǒng zé profile; general provision (law)
罚则 fá zé penal provision; penalty
罗必达法则 luó bì dá fǎ zé L'Hôpital's rule (math.) (Tw)
闻过则喜 wén guò zé xǐ to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.); to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
处世原则 chǔ shì yuán zé a maxim; one's principles
处事原则 chǔ shì yuán zé a maxim; one's principles
行为准则 xíng wéi zhǔn zé code of conduct; standard of conduct
规则化 guī zé huà regularity
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