zé​shì

on the other hand is

  • created reference approved 则是/則是 → 只是 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    则是 / 則是 zé​shì

    只是 zhǐ​shì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 则是/則是 · zé​shì · on the other hand is — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · but 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 则是/則是 · zé​shì · just — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    则是 / 則是

    zé​shì

    just

    (archaic) used to mean only or simply, same as [[只是|只是|zhi3 shi4]]

    则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · [affirmative] 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 则是/則是 · zé​shì · to imitate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    则是 / 則是

    zé​shì

    to imitate

    (literary) to model oneself after or to imitate

    则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · to imitate 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense