则
Pinyin: zé
then; in that case; (in contrast) but; however
Example sentence
只有向后看才能理解生活，但要生活得好，则必须向前看。
Zhǐ yǒu xiànghòu kàn cáinéng lǐjiě shēnghuó, dàn yào shēnghuó de hǎo, zé bìxū xiàngqián kàn.
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
What 则 means
则 (zé) is a Chinese word meaning “then; in that case; (in contrast) but; however”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.
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HSK 6
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