则

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but in Chinese: 则 (zé)

zé

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

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 則2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
  2. 2(bound form) standard; norm
  3. 3(bound form) principle
  4. 4(literary) to imitate; to follow
  5. 5classifier for written items

Stroke order

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则

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄜˊ

zé

ㄗ/ zㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

则

Simplified

則

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 水至清则无鱼。

    shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú。

    Clear water breeds no fish.

  • 则需新建两个分类

    zé xū xīn jiàn liǎng gè fēn lèi

    You need to create two new categories.

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Related words

否则

fǒu zé

otherwise

规则

guī zé

rule

原则

yuán zé

principle

准则

zhǔn zé

norm

以身作则

yǐ shēn zuò zé

to set an example (idiom)

责备

zé bèi

to blame

招待

zhāo dài

to hold a reception

照常

zhào cháng

as usual

枕头

zhěn tou

pillow

睁

zhēng

to open (one's eyes)

支票

zhī piào

check (bank)

执照

zhí zhào

license

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary listHSK 5 vocabulary list

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