则已

Traditional: 則已

zé yǐ

Dictionary entry

(literary) used in expressions of the form 不[bu4] + (verb) + 則已|则已[ze2 yi3] ... "either don't (verb) at all, or if you do, ..."

What does 则已 mean?

则已 (zé yǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(literary) used in expressions of the form 不[bu4] + (verb) + 則已|则已[ze2 yi3] ... "either don't (verb) at all, or if you do, ..."

Character breakdown

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

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How to pronounce 则已

则已

zé yǐ

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