(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle

measure word HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 則

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Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

他则不去。

He, on the other hand, will not go.

这样则更好。

This, on the other hand, is better.