否则 - Mandarin word #760

否则

fǒuzé

Traditional: 否則

HSK 4

#760 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

otherwise, or else, if not

Stroke order

否

则

，迟chí。

Hurry up, otherwise we will be late.

习xí，悔huǐ。

You must study hard, or else you will regret it.

戴dài帽mào，冒mào。

Put on a hat, or else you will catch a cold.

,迟chí。

Hurry, otherwise you'll be late.

套tào,。

Wear a coat, otherwise you'll be cold.

否则 (fǒu zé) means otherwise, or else, if not. It is used as a conjunction in everyday Mandarin speech.

不然

otherwise, or else, if not so

除非

unless, only if

既然

since, as, given that

若

if, weak, young (literary)

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 16.