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Character Decomposition
则=贝+刂
Etymology
Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 贝
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
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Words with 则 231 total
Idioms with 则 59 total Chain
move forward, or you'll fall behind不进则退bù jìn zé tuìwhere there is injustice, there will be an outcry · man will cry out against injustice不平则鸣bù píng zé mínglit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) · fig. losers are always in the wrong成则为王，败则为寇chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu