否则 fǒuzé otherwise

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Traditional: 否則

Stroke order

否则 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

否则 — the Chinese character for otherwise (fǒuzé), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 否则 — otherwise

否 — 7 strokes
则 — 6 strokes

Characters in 否则

否 fǒu — to negate; to deny; not
则 zé — (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

快一点，否则会迟到。Kuài yìdiǎn, fǒuzé huì chídào.Hurry up, otherwise you will be late.
要多穿衣服，否则会感冒。Yào duō chuān yīfu, fǒuzé huì gǎnmào.Wear more clothes, otherwise you will catch a cold.

Related words

否则 is pronounced fǒuzé and means “otherwise”.

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