辄 (zhé) — (literary) wheel track, rut; (literary) way of doing something; (adverb, in set phrases) always, invariably
Definition
辄 (zhé) is a literary adverb used only in set phrases like 浅尝辄止 and 动辄, meaning 'at every turn / always'. It is not used on its own in modern Chinese.
bound form
(literary) wheel trackrut(literary) way of doing something(adverb, in set phrases) alwaysinvariably
Examples
- 辄。Tā dòng zhé pī píng bié rén.He criticizes others at every turn.
- 。Xué xí bù néng qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ.You can't just dabble in learning — you need to go deeper.
- 辄。Fán shì jiē yǒu zhé dào.Everything has its own way.
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