准
则

Norm in Chinese: 准则 (zhǔn zé)

zhǔn zé

norm

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 準則1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1norm
  2. 2standard
  3. 3criterion

Stroke order

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准
则

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄣˇ

zhǔn

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄗㄜˊ

zé

ㄗ/ zㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

准则

Simplified

準則

Traditional

Example sentences

See 准则 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 诚实是做人的基本准则。

    chéng shí shì zuò rén de jī běn zhǔn zé。

    Honesty is a basic principle of being a person.

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Related words

则

zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but

准

zhǔn

to allow

准备

zhǔn bèi

preparation

标准

biāo zhǔn

standard

否则

fǒu zé

otherwise

准确

zhǔn què

accurate

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

规则

guī zé

rule

批准

pī zhǔn

to approve

原则

yuán zé

principle

不准

bù zhǔn

not to allow

对准

duì zhǔn

to aim at

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