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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)

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

Metadata

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

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