则

Pronunciation : zé [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : standard. (n) rule. (n) piece. (measured word) then. (conjunction) but. (conjunction) Radical : 刂 Strokes : 6 Traditional : 則 ( Stroke Order ) Usage : 36.6%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

否则 fǒu zé

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otherwisel or else

2.

规则 guī zé

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rule; regulation

3.

原则 yuán zé

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principle

4.

准则 zhǔn zé

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norm;standard;criterion

Sentences:

1. I will not believe it unless and until he tells me so. chú fēi tā qīn kǒu duì wǒ shuō , fǒu zé wǒ jué bú xiàng xìn 。 除 非 他 亲 口 对 我 说 , 否 则 我 决 不 相 信 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

除非 : unless 他 : he 亲口 : personally 对 : towards 说 : tell 否则 : or else 我 : I 决 : definitely 不 : don't 相信 : believe

2. He was fined for breaking traffic regulations. tā yīn wéi fǎn jiāo tōng guī zé ér bèi fá kuǎn 。 他 因 违 反 交 通 规 则 而 被 罚 款 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他 : he 因 : because of 违反 : breaking 交通 : traffic 规则 : regulations 而 : therefore 被 : was 罚款 : fined

3. Lying goes against my principles. sā huǎng wéi fǎn wǒ zuò rén de yuán zé 。 撒 谎 违 反 我 做 人 的 原 则 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

撒谎 : lying 违反 : against 我 : my 做人 : life 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 原则 : principles

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