zé
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
then
standard
norm
principle
to imitate
to follow
classifier for written items
fǒu zé
if not
otherwise
else
or else
yuán zé
principle
doctrine
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guī zé
rule
regulation
rules and regulations
zǒng zé
profile
general provision (law)
fù zé
supplementary provision
bylaw
additional article (law)
tōng zé
general rule
general principle
yǐ shēn zuò zé
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
Wǔ Zé tiān
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
zhèng zé
regular (figure in geometry)
Rì kā zé
Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet
xì zé
detailed rules and regulations
bylaws
jī běn yuán zé
fundamental doctrine
guiding principle
raison d'être
xíng wéi zhǔn zé
code of conduct
standard of conduct
sān yuán zé
the Three Principles (in many contexts)
Lín Zé xú
Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842
rán zé
that being the case
then
in that case
yù sù zé bù dá
lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
don't try to run before you can walk
Rì kā zé dì qū
Shigatse or Xigaze prefecture in central Tibet, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse sa khul, Chinese Rikaze
jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.
Since this is so, we should accept it.
Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.
If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India
yùn suàn fǎ zé
rules of calculation (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
algorithm
fig. to scheme
to calculate (i.e. plot)
bù píng zé míng
where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
man will cry out against injustice
jiǎn zé
general rule
simple principle
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú
Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.
Don't be too picky!
xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài
To learn without thinking is blindness, to think without learning is idleness (Confucius).
Learning without reasoning leads to confusion, thinking without learning is wasted effort.
Gǎi zé
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
Rì kā zé shì
Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet, Chinese Rikaze
zé gè
(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
wén guò zé xǐ
to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)
to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
yī zhōng yuán zé
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
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