则 zé in a sentence
Standard (rule - principle - piece - but - then)
则 (zé) means Standard (rule - principle - piece - but - then). Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
多 则 十天,少 则 三天。
Duō zé shí tiān, shǎo zé sān tiān.
Ten days at most, three at least.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 则
他喜欢运动,我 则 喜欢看书。
Tā xǐhuan yùndòng, wǒ zé xǐhuan kàn shū.
He likes sport, whereas I like reading.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 则
请遵守交通规 则 。
Qǐng zūnshǒu jiāotōng guīzé.
Please obey the traffic rules.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 遵守
比赛的规 则 很公平。
Bǐsài de guīzé hěn gōngpíng.
The rules of the match are fair.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 公平
比赛的规 则 很简单。
Bǐsài de guīzé hěn jiǎndān.
The rules of the game are simple.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 规则
大家都要遵守规 则 。
Dàjiā dōu yào zūnshǒu guīzé.
Everyone must follow the rules.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 规则
这是我做事的原 则 。
Zhè shì wǒ zuò shì de yuánzé.
This is my principle in doing things.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 原则
不能任意改变规 则 。
Bù néng rènyì gǎibiàn guīzé.
The rules cannot be changed at will.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 任意
诚实是他做人的准 则 。
Chéngshí shì tā zuòrén de zhǔnzé.
Honesty is his principle for living.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 准则
快走吧,否 则 就迟到了。
Kuài zǒu ba, fǒuzé jiù chídào le.
Let us hurry, otherwise we will be late.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 否则
他在原 则 问题上不让步。
Tā zài yuánzé wèntí shàng bú ràngbù.
He does not give way on matters of principle.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 原则
在原 则 问题上不能让步。
Zài yuánzé wèntí shang bù néng ràng bù.
On matters of principle one cannot give ground.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 让步
除非你同意,否 则 我不做。
Chúfēi nǐ tóngyì, fǒuzé wǒ bú zuò.
Unless you agree, I will not do it.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除非
这份文件规定了行为准 则 。
Zhè fèn wénjiàn guīdìng le xíngwéi zhǔnzé.
This document sets out the code of conduct.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 准则
这 则 寓言讲的是诚实的重要。
Zhè zé yùyán jiǎng de shì chéngshí de zhòngyào.
This fable is about the importance of honesty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 寓言
老师多次告诫我们要遵守规 则 。
Lǎoshī duō cì gàojiè wǒmen yào zūnshǒu guīzé.
The teacher repeatedly cautioned us to keep to the rules.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 告诫
蔑视规 则 的人最终会付出代价。
Mièshì guīzé de rén zuìzhōng huì fùchū dàijià.
Those who scorn the rules pay for it in the end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蔑视
他在报纸上登了一 则 寻人启事。
Tā zài bàozhǐ shang dēng le yì zé xún rén qǐshì.
He placed a missing-person notice in the newspaper.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启事
你要早点儿睡,否 则 明天起不来。
Nǐ yào zǎodiǎnr shuì, fǒuzé míngtiān qǐ bu lái.
Go to bed earlier, or you will not be able to get up tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 否则
做生意也要讲原 则 ,不能不择手段。
Zuò shēngyi yě yào jiǎng yuánzé, bù néng bùzéshǒuduàn.
Business too needs principles; you cannot use any means available.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不择手段
多运动身体就好,反之 则 容易生病。
Duō yùndòng shēntǐ jiù hǎo, fǎnzhī zé róngyì shēngbìng.
Exercise more and you stay well; otherwise you easily fall ill.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反之
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How is 则 used in a sentence?
This page shows 21 sentences using 则 (zé, "Standard (rule - principle - piece - but - then)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 则 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 则 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 则 an HSK word?
Yes — 则 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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The dictionary page for 则 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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