Word: 則 (zé) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but

These are the example sentences using 則 in the sense (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but. Every sentence using 則 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Simplified: 则

Example sentences using 則 in this sense

9 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

事寬則完，急難成效

shì kuān zé wán, jínàn chéngxiào

take it easy and the matter gets finished; hurry and it's hard to get results
倘若分裂的話，我們則無所作為。

Tǎngruò fēnliè dehuà, wǒmen zé wúsuǒzuòwéi.

If we are divided, we will achieve nothing.
心誠則靈，意誠則實

xīn chéng zé líng, yì chéng zé shí

if the heart is sincere it works; if the intent is sincere it comes true
我若能，則人人都能。

Wǒ ruò néng, zé rénrén dōu néng.

If I can do it, anyone can.
我若能，則誰都能。

Wǒ ruò néng, zé shéi dōu néng.

If I can do it, anyone can.
月滿則虧，水滿則溢

yuèmǎnzékuī, shuǐ mǎn zé yì

when the moon is full it wanes, when water is full it overflows
父不慈則子不孝

fù bù cí zé zǐ búxiào

if the father is not kind, the son will not be filial
鐵生鏽則壞，人生妒則敗

tiě shēngxiù zé huài, rénshēng dù zé bài

Iron that rusts goes bad, a person who grows jealous fails
餓則思飽，冷則思暖，病則思健，窮則思變

è zé sī bǎo, lěng zé sī nuǎn, bìng zé sī jiàn, qióngzésībiàn

when hungry think of being full, when cold of warmth, when ill of health, when poor of change