(literary) used in expressions of the form 不[bu4] + (verb) + 則已|则已[ze2 yi3] ... "either don't (verb) at all, or if you do, ..."
trad. 則已
Also written 則已【zé yǐ】
Characters in this word
2则
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(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then, (bound form) standard; norm, (bound form) principle, (literary) to imitate; to follow, classifier for written items
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 則
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2398 of 2500
已
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already, to stop, then, afterwards
- Pinyin
- yǐ
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 410 of 2500