= z + e2
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / standard / norm / principle / to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items
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= z + e2
(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
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How to pronounce 则

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

则 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
dāo = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
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bèi = b + ei4
cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)
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Characters with 则 as component

= c + e4
the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side
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zhāi = zh + ai1
lean on one side
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= c + e4
to survey / to measure / to conjecture
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Words with 则

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if not / otherwise / else / or else
otherwise; if not; or (else)
rule / regulation / rules and regulations

Sentences with 则

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