則 zé

rule, law, regulation; grades

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

則 stroke order diagram

WORDS

逆水行舟，不進則退 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ， bù jìn zé tuì like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
通則 tōng zé general rule; general principle
運算法則 yùn suàn fǎ zé rules of calculation (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division); algorithm; fig. to scheme; to calculate (i.e. plot)
附則 fù zé supplementary provision; bylaw; additional article (law)
雖則 suī zé nevertheless; although
非富則貴 fēi fù zé guì see 非富即貴|非富即贵[fei1 fu4 ji2 gui4]
的則 de zé predicate and object in Chinese grammar; the relationship between the verb and its object in a sentence
則將 zé jiāng is going to; will
則對 zé duì to provide a more accurate description; regarding
則在 zé zài then; at that time
則認 zé rèn then recognize; acknowledge
則會 zé huì will then; in that case will
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