则 zé
HSK 4 character · 6 strokes · radical 刀 · traditional 則
Meanings
- (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
Words with 则
- 否则 fǒu zé: otherwise; if not; or (else)
Example sentences
除非是你做饭，否则我是不会吃的。
I won't eat it unless you cooked it.
Tatoeba #381410 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)
快一点，否则你会迟到。
Hurry up, or you will be late.
Tatoeba #2887833 by Popolon (CC BY 2.0 FR)
快一点，否则就要迟到了。
Hurry up, or you will be late.
Tatoeba #3060497 by trieuho (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).