Chinese Word: 则 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

则 (Trad.: 則)HSK 5

Pinyin: zé
English Definition: (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 刀

Ideographic: Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 贝

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife

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Example Words:

原则 [ yuán zé ]: principle; doctrine; Classifiers: 个

否则 [ fǒu zé ]: if not; otherwise; else; or else

规则 [ guī zé ]: rule; regulation; rules and regulations

准则 [ zhǔn zé ]: norm; standard; criterion

细则 [ xì zé ]: detailed rules and regulations; bylaws

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Example Sentences

zhè
这
duì
对
tā men
他们
shì
是
hào shì
好事

，
duì
对
wǒ men
我们
zé
则
bú shì
不是

。

Good for them. Not so good for us.
zài
在
yí gè
一个
shí qī
时期
tā
它
kě néng
可能
huì
会
dé dào
得到
rèn kě
认可

，
ér
而
zài
在
lìng
另
yí gè
一个
shí qī
时期
zé
则
kě néng
可能
bú huì
不会

。

In one time period it may be accepted; in another it may not.
qí zhōng
其中
yì xiē
一些
shì
是
guǎng wèi rén zhī
广为人知
de
的

，
yǒu yì xiē
有一些
zé
则
bù wéi rén zhī
不为人知

；
bú guò
不过
zhè xiē
这些
cuò wù
错误
dōu
都
hěn
很
yǒu qù
有趣

。

Some of them are well known, others not, but all of them are interesting.
dàn shì
但是
qí tā rén
其他人
zé
则
shì
是
wèi le
为了
tā men
他们
nǚ ér
女儿
de
的
jiāng lái
将来

。

But other people are – for the future of their daughters.
dàn shì
但是
wǒ men
我们
bǎ
把
néng lì
能力
yìng yòng
应用
dào
到
shén me
什么
dì fang
地方
zé
则
shì
是
lìng
另
yí gè
一个
wèn tí
问题
le
了

。

But what we apply that capability to is another question.

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