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则

zé
HSK 4

“Standard” in Chinese is 则 (zé).

Other characters with the syllable ze: see all 4 →

Meaning

  • bound formstandard; norm
  • bound formprinciple
  • classifier for written items
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  • (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
  • (literary) to imitate; to follow

Example

快一点，否则就要迟到了。

Hurry up or we'll be late.

From 否则 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 则

否则fǒuzéotherwise; if not; or (else)HSK 4规则guīzérule; regulationHSK 4原则yuánzéprincipleHSK 4准则zhǔnzénormHSK 7-9以身作则yǐshēn-zuòzéto set an example (idiom); to serve as a modelHSK 7-9

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