否则 fǒu zé
HSK 4 word · traditional 否則
Meanings
- otherwise; if not; or (else)
Characters
- 否 fǒu: to negate
- 则 zé: (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
Example sentences
除非是你做饭，否则我是不会吃的。
I won't eat it unless you cooked it.
Tatoeba #381410 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)
快一点，否则你会迟到。
Hurry up, or you will be late.
Tatoeba #2887833 by Popolon (CC BY 2.0 FR)
快一点，否则就要迟到了。
Hurry up, or you will be late.
Tatoeba #3060497 by trieuho (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).