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则
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Definitions
- 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
- 5. classifier for written items
Example Sentences
1 shown水至清 则 无鱼。
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Words Containing 则
a maxim
code of conduct
the Three Principles (in many contexts)
quasi-regular
where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
general rule
unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
regularity effect
rule
water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
Pareto principle
on the one hand
L'Hôpital's rule (math.)
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
Zerah (name)
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
rule
irregular
to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
actually
wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
penal provision; penalty
general rules; general principles; general provisions
irregular quadrilateral
detailed rules and regulations
frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet
accounting standards council
principled
regular parametrization
specific provisions (based on general regulations)
scalene triangle (math.)
regularity
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
general principle
moreover
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
regular expression (computing)
that being the case
traffic rules
principle
logic
to make a decision when it's time to decide
(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
nevertheless
regular (figure in geometry)
see 非富即貴|非富即贵[fēi fù jí guì]
If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
law
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
in principle
Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)
joy depresses one's qi vital breath
a maxim
supplementary provision
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
Shigatse or Xigaze prefecture in central Tibet, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse sa khul, Chinese Rikaze
otherwise; if not; or (else)
regularity
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
general rule
Rayleigh criterion (optics)
(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
unprincipled
when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
tough adversaries make you stronger
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet, Chinese Rikaze
rules
happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
norm
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
fundamental doctrine
principle