则 meaning in Chinese

Ⅰ名词
1.(规范) standard; norm; criterion 短语和例子
准则 norm; standard; criterion; 例则 an example; 以身作则 set an example by one's own conduct; set oneself up as an example2.(规则) regulation; rule; law 短语和例子
总则 general rules; 原则 principle; 细则 detailed rules and regulations3.(姓氏) a surname 短语和例子
则长 ze changⅡ动词
[书面语]
1.(效法) imitate; follow; copy 短语和例子
则之 follow it; imitate its way; 则先烈之言行 follow the example of the martyrs in word and deed2.(是, 乃是) be 短语和例子
此则余之过也。 this is my fault. 心之官则思。 the office of the mind is to think.Ⅲ量词
(用于分项或自成段落的文字的条数) an item 短语和例子
新闻一则 an item of news ; a news story; 笑话一则 a joke; 试题三则 three test questions; 寓言四则 four fablesⅣ连词
[书面语]
1.(表示因果、条件等) : 多则一年, 少则半载 between six months and a year; 不进则退。 either one goes forward or he will be left behind. 不战则已, 战则必胜。 fight no battle unless victory is sure. 物体热则涨, 冷则缩。 objects expand when heated and contract when cooled. 有则改之, 无则加勉。 correct mistakes if you have made any and guard against them if you have not. 欲速则不达。 more haste, less speed.
2.(表示对比、转折、让步等) 短语和例子
有的勤奋工作, 有的则消极怠工。 some are hard at work and some are slack in work. 人皆好名, 我则不然。 others may be fond of titles and honours, but i am not. 漂亮则漂亮, 只是不耐穿。 it's pretty but not endurable. 南方雨水充沛, 北方则比较干燥。 it is wet in the south, while the north is dry. 今则不然。 however, things are quite different today. 他们想要一所房子, 我们则宁愿住一套房间。 they want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat.Ⅴ助词
(用在“一、二、三”等后面,列举原因或理由):不能让他去干, 一则年纪大, 二则身体弱。 don't set him the task. for one thing he's old, for another he's in poor health. 我想今天不去了, 一则我有点累, 二则我去过好几趟了。 i don't think i am going today. first, i am feeling a bit tired; secondly, i have been there several times before