HSK 4 vocabulary › 否则
否则
否则 in English: otherwise; if not
fǒu zé
otherwise; if not; or (else)
How to pronounce 否则
fǒu zé (without tone marks: fou ze). fǒu is a third (low, dipping) tone; zé is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 否则
否 fǒu
to negate; to deny; not
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
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle
Related words
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not); if | HSK 4 |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | to negate; to deny | HSK 5 |
| 否认 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny | HSK 5 |
| 规则 | guī zé | rule; regulation | HSK 5 |
| 原则 | yuán zé | principle; doctrine | HSK 5 |
| 则 | zé | classifier for written items | HSK 5 |
| 否决 | fǒu jué | to veto; to overrule | HSK 6 |
| 准则 | zhǔn zé | norm; standard | HSK 6 |