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否则

fǒuzé

Traditional: 否則

otherwise; if not; or (else)

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Meaning of 否则 in English

fǒuzéHSK 4conjunctionSyllabus #1206
  1. otherwise; if not; or (else)

Example sentences

  1. 除非你有什么值得说的话要说，否则就别吭声。
    chú fēi nǐ yǒu shén me zhí de shuō de huà yào shuō， fǒu zé jiù bié kēng shēng。
    Don't speak unless you have something worth saying.
    Tatoeba #2017457 by sadhen · #239705 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 否

能否HSK 4是否HSK 4否定HSK 5否认HSK 5否决HSK 7–9与否HSK 7–9
则 on its own →
zé · (literary) (conjunction used to express

HSK words with 则

规则HSK 5原则HSK 5则HSK 6法则HSK 7–9准则HSK 7–9以身作则HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences