总则 zǒngzé general rules Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zǒngzé general rules · profile 总 總 zǒng adjective overall (bound form) general; overall; total; comprehensive则 則 zé noun rule (bound form) A rule, regulation, or standard, as seen in 规则 guīzé or 准则 zhǔnzézǒngzé anyway 总 總 zǒng adverb after all after all; anyway; inevitably; sooner or later; used to emphasize a final outcome or necessity则 則 zé [affirmative] (literary) Used in a sentence to provide emphasis, similar to "is" or "namely".