则

Traditional: 則

zé

Dictionary entry

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

What does 则 mean?

则 (zé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

2(bound form) standard; norm

3(bound form) principle

4(literary) to imitate; to follow

5classifier for written items

Character breakdown

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则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then · (bound form) standard; norm

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How to pronounce 则

则

zé

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