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准则 zhǔnzé “principle” in Chinese

Traditional 準則

What 准则 means

  1. principle
  2. standard
  3. norm
  4. criterion

How to say 准则

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale准zhǔn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale则zé2nd tone, rising

准则 in a sentence

  1. 接受对方的准则就是给予他权力。

    Jiēshòu duìfāng de zhǔnzé jiùshì jǐyǔ tā quánlì.

    Accepting the other side’s norms means handing them power.

    Sentence #332683 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 准则 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 准 (zhǔn) with each of its parts in a different colour
准zhǔnto allow
  • 冫ice · bīngMeaning part
  • 隹short-tailed bird · zhuīSound part

冫 hints at the meaning (ice); 隹 (zhuī) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhǔn.

The character 则 (zé) with each of its parts in a different colour
则zébut; then
  • 贝sea shell · bèi
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāo

How to write 准则

准 10 strokes · 则 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

准则 (zhǔnzé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 准则 (zhǔnzé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 准则

Words with 准

准备zhǔnbèi · to prepare标准biāozhǔn · standard准确zhǔnquè · accurate准时zhǔnshí · on time批准pīzhǔn · to approve瞄准miáozhǔn · to aim at

Words with 则

否则fǒuzé · otherwise则zé · then规则guīzé · rule原则yuánzé · principle

More words: Ideas & Concepts

重心zhòngxīn · centre of gravity周折zhōuzhé · twists and turns转折zhuǎnzhé · turning point主流zhǔliú · mainstream主义zhǔyì · -ism自力更生zìlìgēngshēng · self-reliance姿态zītài · posture踪迹zōngjì · trace

FAQs

准则 (zhǔnzé) means “principle” or “standard”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǔnzé: zhǔn with a 3rd tone, then zé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 准则 is written 準則. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhunze with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 准则 from the suggestions. Typing zhunze into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
准则 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.