Otherwise in Chinese: 否则 (fǒu zé)
fǒu zé
otherwise
Definitions
- 1otherwise; if not; or (else)
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄈㄡˇ
fǒu
ㄗㄜˊ
zé
Simplified & traditional
否则
Simplified
否則
Traditional
Example sentences
See 否则 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
快一点，否则你会迟到。
kuài yì diǎn， fǒu zé nǐ huì chí dào。
Hurry up, or you will be late.
快一点，否则就要迟到了。
kuài yì diǎn， fǒu zé jiù yào chí dào le。
Hurry up or we'll be late.
Related words
则
zé
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
否定
fǒu dìng
to negate
否认
fǒu rèn
to declare to be untrue
规则
guī zé
rule
是否
shì fǒu
whether (or not)
原则
yuán zé
principle
能否
néng fǒu
whether or not
否决
fǒu jué
to veto
与否
yǔ fǒu
whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
准则
zhǔn zé
norm
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
to set an example (idiom)
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