否则(fǒu zé): otherwise
otherwise
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 否则 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
照所吩咐的做，否则你就会受罚。
zhào suǒ fēn fù de zuò fǒu zé nǐ jiù huì shòu fá
Do what you have been told, otherwise you will be punished.
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