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否则
fǒu zé
otherwise; or else
HSK 4Epic
What does 否则 mean?
否则 (pinyin: fǒu zé) means otherwise; or else. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 否则
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 否 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 则
The characters of 否则
| 否 | fǒu | component character |
| 则 | zé | then, rule; whereas (contrast) (HSK 5) |
Related HSK 4 words
| 俩 | liǎ | two (people) |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | increase, add |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement, action |
| 免费 | miǎn fèi | free of charge |
| 咱们 | zán men | we (including both speaker and listener) |
| 输 | shū | to lose (a game, match, etc.) |
| 讨厌 | tǎo yàn | to hate, dislike; annoying |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up |
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