则
zé
Traditional: 則
Meanings of 则 in English
zéHSK 6+ HSK 7–9conjunction, particleSyllabus #5253
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
- (literary) to imitate; to follow
- classifier for written items
- (bound form) standard; norm
- (bound form) principle
zéHSK 7–9measure wordSyllabus #10523
- classifier for written items
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
- (literary) to imitate; to follow
- (bound form) standard; norm
- (bound form) principle
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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences