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则
則
zé
1. conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause
2. standard
3. norm
4. rule
5. to imitate
6. to follow
7. then
8. principle
9. classifier for written items (such as an official statement)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

则
zé
rule, law, regulation; grades
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

一则
yīzé
on the one hand
再则
zàizé
moreover
则个
zégè
(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
原则
yuánzé
principle
HSK 5
否则
fǒuzé
if not
HSK 4
守则
shǒuzé
rules
实则
shízé
actually
改则
Gǎizé
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
正则
zhèngzé
regular (figure in geometry)
法则
fǎzé
law
准则
zhǔnzé
norm
HSK 6
然则
ránzé
that being the case
理则
lǐzé
principle
章则
zhāngzé
rule
简则
jiǎnzé
general rule
细则
xìzé
detailed rules and regulations
总则
zǒngzé
profile
规则
guīzé
rule
HSK 5
通则
tōngzé
general rule
附则
fùzé
supplementary provision

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
283
Word Frequency Rank
805 of 84,292

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