Definition
则 (zé) is a classifier for written records like news items, diary entries, stories, and rules — it's used for discrete written pieces. 篇 (piān) also classifies written items but is broader, covering articles, essays, and chapters; 则 is more specific to short, self-contained items (e.g., news, fables, diary entries).
classifier
for news itemsdiary entriesstoriesand other written records
Easily confused
- 刷shuālook-alike(verb) to brush; to scrub
- 赛sàilook-aliketo compete
- 侧cèlook-alike(noun) side, lateral part
- 赏shǎnglook-aliketo reward, to bestow (a gift or money from a superior to an inferior)
- 贵guìlook-alikeexpensive
- 测cèlook-aliketo measure; to survey
Examples
- 则。Bàozhǐ shàng yǒu liǎng zé guānyú kējì de xīnwén.There are two news items about technology in the newspaper.
- 则。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen dú le sān zé yùyán gùshì.The teacher asked us to read three fables.
- 则。Zhè běn zázhì bāohán le shí zé duǎnpiān xiǎoshuō.This magazine contains ten short stories.
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