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则
zé
Description
“则”是一个书面词，常用来表示前后两件事的关系，意思有点像“就”。
"则" is a literary word often used to indicate the relationship between two events, similar in meaning to "then".
它也可以当量词，用来数新闻或短文，比如“三则消息”。
It can also be used as a measure word to count news items or short articles, for example, "three 则 news reports."
Meanings
则zé
then; in that case (formal)
如果下雨，则我们不去。
If it rains, we won't go.
则zé
measure word for short pieces of text or news
报纸上有三则新闻。
There are three news items in the newspaper.
规则guīzé
rule; regulation; standard
我们要遵守规则。
We must follow the rules.
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Notes
- Nuance
则 is formal and literary; in speech 就 is used instead.
- Etymology
originally meant 'standard/rule', later extended to 'then' in conditionals.
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