Traditional: 否則
否则 (fǒu zé) means “otherwise; if not; or (else)”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese word (traditional 否則) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
快点,否则就迟到了。
Kuàidiǎn, fǒuzé jiù chídào le.
Hurry up, otherwise we'll be late.
Updated: 2026-05-27