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What does 则 mean in this sentence? 她的儿子则有一杯橙汁

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Hi, Chai. It means "however" in this sentence. 她的儿子则有一杯橙汁 ≈ 她的儿子却有一杯橙汁。 但是,“却”表示否定的意义更重。 另外,使用“则”的时候,需要和其他事物产生对比。 例如,你不能单独说“我的妈妈则是中国人”,必须是“我的爸爸是美国人,我的妈妈则是中国人”。 这里有一些其他例子,帮助你更好地理解“则”的这个用法: 小明特别喜欢吃汉堡,我则不是。 我经常在周末和朋友一起打篮球,我的室友则喜欢去图书馆学习。
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in this sentence, it means her son's drink is different from others e.g. 她自己要了一杯红酒,她的儿子则有一杯橙汁
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“则”, in this sentence can be "but". that means the speaker say something that is differnt the things befort he (her ) said. for example: 我的妻子很苗条,我则有点胖。= My wife is slim but I am a lilltle fat. 我的朋友很喜欢这部电影,我则不然。= My friend love this movie very much, but i am not.("不然" means "not" in this sentense. by the way, "不然" is preposition in sentences mostly. it's like "though" )

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