否则 (否則)
fǒu zé
Pinyin

Definition

否则 (否則)
 - 
fǒu zé
  1. if not
  2. otherwise
  3. else
  4. or else

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

是否
shì fǒu
  1. 1 whether (or not)
  2. 2 if
  3. 3 is or isn't
否则
fǒu zé
  1. 1 if not
  2. 2 otherwise
  3. 3 else
  4. 4 or else
否定
fǒu dìng
  1. 1 to negate
  2. 2 to deny
  3. 3 to reject
  4. 4 negative (answer)
  5. 5 negation
否认
fǒu rèn
  1. 1 to declare to be untrue
  2. 2 to deny
能否
néng fǒu
  1. 1 whether or not
  2. 2 can it or can't it
  3. 3 is it possible?

Idioms (1)

否极泰来
pǐ jí tài lái
  1. 1 extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哇，相亲，听起来好有年代感，这是十几二十年前的做法了吧？现在除非真的很不擅长交友，否则不会走到相亲这一步。
wā ，xiàngqīn ，tīng qǐlai hǎo yǒu niándàigǎn ，zhè shì shíjǐ èrshí nián qián de zuòfǎ le ba ？xiànzài chúfēi zhēnde hěnbù shàncháng jiāoyǒu ，fǒuzé bùhuì zǒudào xiāngqīn zhè yībù 。
Wow, family-arranged dates, it sounds like something from a bygone era. Isn't this way of doing things from over a decade or two decades ago? Now, unless you're really not very good at making friends, you wouldn't normally have to go on arranged dates.
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其实奉养父母体现的是一种懂得饮水思源、知恩图报的基本德行，这是为什么“不孝”在中国社会被视为一种无德而遭受批判，但孝行必须发自内心，否则意义不大。除此之外，孝道还有更深一层的意义，就是不使父母蒙羞。
qíshí fèngyǎng fùmǔ tǐxiàn de shì yīzhǒng dǒngde yǐnshuǐsīyuán 、zhīēntúbal4 de jīběn déxing ，zhè shì wèishénme “bù xiào ”zài Zhōngguó shèhuì bèi shì wèi yīzhǒng wú dé ér zāoshòu pīpàn ，dàn xiàoxíng bìxū fāzì nèixīn ，fǒuzé yìyì bùdà 。chú cǐ zhīwài ，xiàodào háiyǒu gèng shēn yī céng de yìyì ，jiùshì bù shǐ fùmǔ méngxiū 。
Actually looking after your parents embodies the virtues of knowing which side your bread is buttered on and to repaying kindnesses done to you. This is why being "unfilial" is a criticism suffered by those that are seen to be without virtue, but filial behavior should come from the heart, otherwise it doesn't mean much. Apart from this, filial piety has a deeper level of significance, which is to not let your parents shame.
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一看就是酒驾！最恨这些喝酒开车的人，每年不知道害了多少无辜的路人枉死！好险我闪得够快，否则我也一命呜呼啦！”
yī kàn jiùshì jiǔjià ！zuì hèn zhèxiē hējiǔ kāichē de rén ，měinián bù zhīdào hài le duōshao wúgū de lù rén wǎngsǐ ！hǎoxiǎn wǒ shǎn de gòu kuài ，fǒuzé wǒ yě yīmìngwūhū la ！”
"It's definitely a DWI! I hate people who drive drunk. So many innocent pedestrians have died every year. I was lucky that I dodged quickly, or else I'd be dead. "
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一定要快呀！否则问题就更大了。
yīdìng yào kuài ya ！fǒuzé wèntí jiù gèng dà le 。
It should be soon or the problem is getting worse.
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我最讨厌人插队了，所以我自个儿不能做这种事，否则我会看不起我自己。
wǒ zuì tǎoyàn rén chāduì le ，suǒyǐ wǒ zìgěr bùnéng zuò zhèzhǒng shì ，fǒuzé wǒ huì kànbuqǐ wǒ zìjǐ 。
I hate it when people cut in line, so I can't do it myself, otherwise I wouldn't respect myself.
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那我倒是不同意最近常听到的，如果有大幸福，何必追求小确幸这种说法了，要能享受小确幸，前提是有基本幸福的生活吧，否则每天担心受怕，哪有心情享受这些”小确幸“啊？
nà wǒ dàoshì bùtóngyì zuìjìn cháng tīngdào de ，rúguǒ yǒu dà xìngfú ，hébì zhuīqiú xiǎoquèxìng zhèzhǒng shuōfa le ，yào néng xiǎngshòu xiǎoquèxìng ，qiántí shì yǒu jīběn xìngfú de shēnghuó ba ，fǒuzé měitiān dānxīn shòu pà ，nǎyǒu xīnqíng xiǎngshòu zhèxiē ”xiǎoquèxìng “ā ？
Contrary to what you might expect, I don't actually agree with the opinion that I hear these days - if we find great happiness, why strive for the little joys of life. The prerequisite of being able to enjoy those little joys in life is that we have basic level of happiness in life . Otherwise if you are constantly worried about this and that, you just won't be in the right frame of mind to enjoy those "little joys".
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希望这些小人物真的能立大功，而不只是成就个人。否则还不如维持传统。
xīwàng zhèxiē xiǎorénwù zhēnde néng lì dà gōng ，ér bù zhǐshì chéngjiù gèrén 。fǒuzé hái bùrú wéichí chuántǒng 。
I hope these "nobody's" will actually do great things, rather than benefiting individual gain. Otherwise, it's best to keep to traditions.
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你不要跟我女朋友说话否则我会杀了你
nǐ bù yào gēn wǒ nǚpéngyou shuōhuà fǒuzé wǒ huì shā le nǐ
Don't speak to my girl otherwise I'll kill you!
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否则
fǒuzé
Otherwsie （Strong)
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快点，否则我们赶不上那辆公交车。
kuài diǎn ，fǒuzé wǒmen gǎnbushàng nà liàng gōngjiāochē 。
Get a move on! Otherwise we are not going to catch that bus.
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