则[zé]

名

1. standard; norm; criterion

♦ 准则

2. rule; regulation

♦ 法则

动书 imitate; follow

♦ ~先烈之言行 follow the example of the martyrs in word and deed

量(for news, writing, etc.) piece; item

♦ 新闻一~ an item of news

♦ 寓言四~ four fables

连

1. 书 (used to indicate cause, condition, etc.)

♦ 物体热~胀, 冷~缩。 Objects expand when heated and contract when cooled.

♦ 不战~已, 战~必胜。 Fight no battle unless victory is sure.

2. (used to indicate concession, contrast, etc.)

♦ 好~好, 只是太贵。 It's good but too expensive.

♦ 今~不然。 However, things are quite different today.

助(used to list reasons, preceded by 一, 二, 三, 或一, 再, 三)

♦ 这篇课文不合适, 一~太长, 二~太难。 This text is unsuitable. For one thing it's too long, for another it's too difficult.