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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 通则

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
通则 tōng zé - general rule
- general principle

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 84,532 20,670 31,421

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tōng- to go through
- to know well
- (suffix) expert
- to connect
- to communicate
- open
- to clear
- classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòng- classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- (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

Other Words Containing 通则

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
通则 - - 84,532 20,670 31,421