Conj.if not

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 否则.
否 stroke order svg
则 stroke order svg

Practice writing 否则 (fǒu zé) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

否则 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 否则 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 否则 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith
fǒu
huì
hòu
huǐ
neutral
otherwise will regret
Verb + Complementwith来不及
fǒu
jiù
lái
liǎo
neutralSpoken
otherwise it will be too late
Idiomwith的话
fǒu
de
huà
neutral
otherwise
Subject + Verbwith后果自负
fǒu
hòu
guǒ
formalWritten
otherwise bear the consequences

Example Sentences with 否则

yào
kuài
diǎn
fǒu
huì
chí
dào
You need to hurry up, otherwise you'll be late.
qǐng
zài
jié
zhǐ
qián
jiāo
bào
gào
fǒu
xiàng
jìn
jiāng
shòu
yǐng
xiǎng
Please be sure to submit the report before the deadline, otherwise the project progress will be affected.
nán
dào
dān
xīn
ma
fǒu
wèi
shén
me
zhí
chá
kàn
shǒu
Aren't you worried? Otherwise, why do you keep checking your phone?
de
dài
sǎn
fǒu
xià
huì
lín
shī湿
Remember to bring an umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet if it rains.
bìng
wèi
jiē
shòu
zhè
ge
fǒu
zǎo
jiù
tōng
zhī
men
le
He did not accept the offer, otherwise he would have notified us long ago.
dìng
gěi
zhí
jiāo
shuǐ
fǒu
men
huì
wěi
zhī
qián
de
jiù
bái
fèi
le
You need to water the plants regularly, otherwise they will wither, and all the previous effort will be wasted.
men
zūn
shǒu
guī
fǒu
néng
huì
shòu
dào
chù
We must follow the rules, otherwise we might face penalties.
men
zuì
hǎo
xiàn
zài
yuē
cān
tīng
fǒu
zhōu
néng
méi
wèi
We'd better make a restaurant reservation now, otherwise there might be no seats available this weekend.