zé​shì

on the other hand is

Senses

则是/ 則是 zé​shì on the other hand is

Used to introduce a fact or state that contrasts with a previous statement; then is; is instead

则是/ 則是 zé​shì just

(archaic) used to mean only or simply, same as 只是 zhǐ​shì

则是/ 則是 zé​shì to imitate

(literary) to model oneself after or to imitate

References

same_as 则是/則是 只是/只是