Usage of the character 则

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
(bound form) standard; norm
(bound form) principle
(literary) to imitate; to follow
classifier for written items

fǎzé

法则

[法則]

law
rule
code

fǒuzé

否则

[否則]

otherwise; if not; or (else)

zhāngzé

章则

[章則]

rule

zǒngzé

总则

[總則]

general rules; general principles; general provisions

fázé

罚则

[罰則]

penal provision; penalty

Gǎizé

改则

[改則]

Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong

zhǔnzé

准则

[準則]

norm
standard
criterion

lǐzé

理则

[理則]

principle
logic

jiǎnzé

简则

[簡則]

general rule
simple principle

fùzé

附则

[附則]

supplementary provision
bylaw
additional article (law)

fēnzé

分则

[分則]

specific provisions (based on general regulations)

shízé

实则

[實則]

actually
in fact

shǒuzé

守则

[守則]

rules
regulations

tōngzé

通则

[通則]

general rule
general principle

guīzé

规则

[規則]

rule
regulation
rules and regulations

ránzé

然则

[然則]

that being the case
then
in that case

yīzé

一则

[一則]

on the one hand

zàizé

再则

[再則]

moreover
besides

xìzé

细则

[細則]

detailed rules and regulations
bylaws

yuánzé

原则

[原則]

principle
doctrine
CL:個／个 (gè)

suīzé

虽则

[雖則]

nevertheless
although

zhèngzé

正则

[正則]

regular (figure in geometry)

zégè

则个

[則個]

(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)

bùguīzé

不规则

[不規則]

irregular

Zélàhēi

则辣黑

[則辣黑]

Zerah (name)

Wǔ Zétiān

武则天

[武則天]

Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705

guīzéxìng

规则性

[規則性]

regularity

sānyuánzé

三原则

[三原則]

the Three Principles (in many contexts)

Rìkāzé

日喀则

[日喀則]

Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet

wúyuánzé

无原则

[無原則]

unprincipled

lǐzéxué

理则学

[理則學]

logic

guīzéhuà

规则化

[規則化]

regularity

bànguīzé

半规则

[半規則]

quasi-regular

yuánzéxìng

原则性

[原則性]

principled

yuánzéshang

原则上

[原則上]

in principle
generally

qiánguīzé

潜规则

[潛規則]

unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)

Zébùlóng

则步隆

[則步隆]

Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)

Lín Zéxú

林则徐

[林則徐]

Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842

Gǎizéxiàn

改则县

[改則縣]

Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong

chǔshìyuánzé

处事原则

[處事原則]

a maxim
one's principles

jiāotōngguīzé

交通规则

[交通規則]

traffic rules
rules of the road

Rìkāzéshì

日喀则市

[日喀則市]

Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet, Chinese Rikaze

jiǎnzébùquē

俭则不缺

[儉則不缺]

(idiom) waste not, want not

sìzéyùnsuàn

四则运算

[四則運算]

the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)

yīzhōngyuánzé

一中原则

[一中原則]

One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China

yùqiángzéqiáng

遇强则强

[遇強則強]

tough adversaries make you stronger

jīběnyuánzé

基本原则

[基本原則]

fundamental doctrine
guiding principle
raison d'être

yǐshēnzuòzé

以身作则

[以身作則]

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

xíngwéizhǔnzé

行为准则

[行為準則]

code of conduct
standard of conduct

qióngzésībiàn

穷则思变

[窮則思變]

(idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach

yībānyuánzé

一般原则

[一般原則]

general principle

cónglínfǎzé

丛林法则

[叢林法則]

the law of the jungle

xǐzéqìhuǎn

喜则气缓

[喜則氣緩]

joy depresses one's qi vital breath
an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)

zhèngzécānshù

正则参数

[正則參數]

regular parametrization

dāngduànzéduàn

当断则断

[當斷則斷]

to make a decision when it's time to decide

wénguòzéxǐ

闻过则喜

[聞過則喜]

to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)
to be happy when one's errors are pointed out

chǔshìyuánzé

处世原则

[處世原則]

a maxim
one's principles

qínzébùkuì

勤则不匮

[勤則不匱]

If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)

bùpíngzémíng

不平则鸣

[不平則鳴]

where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
man will cry out against injustice

fēifùzéguì

非富则贵

[非富則貴]

see 非富即貴／非富即贵 (fēifùjíguì)

bùjiǎnzékuì

不俭则匮

[不儉則匱]

(idiom) waste not, want not

Ruìlìzhǔnzé

瑞利准则

[瑞利準則]

Rayleigh criterion (optics)

Pàlèituōfǎzé

帕累托法则

[帕累托法則]

Pareto principle

zhèngzébiǎodáshì

正则表达式

[正則表達式]

regular expression (computing)

xué'éryōuzéshì

学而优则仕

[學而優則仕]

one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)

Luóbìdáfǎzé

罗必达法则

[羅必達法則]

L'Hôpital's rule (math.) (Tw)

yùsùzébùdá

欲速则不达

[欲速則不達]

(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed

Luòbìdáfǎzé

洛必达法则

[洛必達法則]

L'Hôpital's rule (math.)

guīzéxìngxiàoyìng

规则性效应

[規則性效應]

regularity effect

bùguīzésānjiǎoxíng

不规则三角形

[不規則三角形]

scalene triangle (math.)

bùguīzésìbiānxíng

不规则四边形

[不規則四邊形]

irregular quadrilateral
trapezium

Sìxiàng Jīběn Yuánzé

四项基本原则

[四項基本原則]

the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平／邓小平 ( Dèng Xiǎopíng) in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

jìláizhī,zé'ānzhī

既来之，则安之

[既來之，則安之]

Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.
Since this is so, we should accept it.
Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.
If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.

kuàijìzhǔnzélǐshìhuì

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