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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 ze2(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
2原则 原則 yuán yuan2 ze2principle; doctrine; Classifiers:
3规则 規則 guī gui1 ze2rule; regulation; rules and regulations
4否则 否則 fǒu fou3 ze2if not; otherwise; else; or else
5法则 法則 fa3 ze2law; rule; code
6准则 準則 zhǔn zhun3 ze2norm; standard; criterion
7四项基本原则 四項基本原則 xiàng běn yuán Si4 xiang4 Ji1 ben3 Yuan2 ze2the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
8原则上 原則上 yuán shangyuan2 ze2 shang5in principle; generally
9一则 一則 yi1 ze2on the one hand
10不规则 不規則 guī bu4 gui1 ze2irregular
11林则徐 林則徐 lín Lin2 Ze2 xu2Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842
12虽则 雖則 suī sui1 ze2nevertheless; although
13实则 實則 shí shi2 ze2actually; in fact
14原则性 原則性 yuán xìngyuan2 ze2 xing4principled
15小不忍则乱大谋 小不忍則亂大謀 xiǎo rěn luàn móuxiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
16罚则 罰則 fa2 ze2penal provision; penalty
17非富则贵 非富則貴 fēi guìfei1 fu4 ze2 gui4see 非富即贵
18成则为王,败则为寇 成則為王,敗則為寇 chéng wéi wáng , bài wéi kòucheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom); fig. losers are always in the wrong
19不进则退 不進則退 jìn tuìbu4 jin4 ze2 tui4Move forward, or you will fall behind! (idiom)
20不俭则匮 不儉則匱 jiǎn kuìbu4 jian3 ze2 kui4wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
21规则化 規則化 guī huàgui1 ze2 hua4regularity
22总则 總則 zǒng zong3 ze2profile; general provision (law)
23半规则 半規則 bàn guī ban4 gui1 ze2quasi-regular
24基本原则 基本原則 běn yuán ji1 ben3 yuan2 ze2fundamental doctrine; guiding principle; raison d'être
25既来之,则安之 既來之,則安之 lái zhī , ān zhīji4 lai2 zhi1 , ze2 an1 zhi1Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.; Since this is so, we should accept it.; Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.; If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.

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