则 則
则則 in English
- (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 it used to be written
These are the forms of 則, the traditional character: 则 is a twentieth-century simplification, found in no ancient corpus.
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Bronze script 西周中期 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 24 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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一切规则都有例外。
Every rule has exceptions.
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他不会违背他的原则。
He couldn't go against his principles.
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他严格按照原则办事。
He is a stickler for principles.
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他为精神的洁净和获得道的方法教深思，道是表示人类最高的精神理想的一个原则。
He taught contemplation as a means of spiritual purification and the attainment of the Dao, a principle that signifies the highest spiritual ideals of mankind.
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你能帮我说明一下规则吗？
Will you explain the rule to me?
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你触犯了规则。
You broke the rules.