Chinese words with 则 character meaning (HSK)

否则

FOU3, ZE2
if not, otherwise, else, or else
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规则

GUI1, ZE2
regulation, rule, rules and regulations
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原则

YUAN2, ZE2
principle, doctrine
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则

ZE2
thus, then, standard, norm, rule, to imitate, to follow, principle, classifier for written items (such as an official statement), conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause (like 'thus')
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准则

ZHUN3, ZE2
norm, standard, criterion
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