准则 zhǔnzé▶ criterio

Stroke order

准则 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 准 — 10 strokes
• 则 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. norm
2. standard
3. criterion

Related words

• 瞄准objetivo; puntería
• 则ser, estar
• 原则Principio
• 批准Aprobación
• 规则regla
• 准时a tiempo

准则 is pronounced zhǔnzé and means “criterio”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 准则 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.