Or else in Chinese
or else · HSK 4
否则
- 否 no
- 则 then
快点走，否则我们要迟到了。 Hurry up, or else we'll be late.
Other ways to say or else
More words with 否 or 则
How do you say or else in Chinese?
Or else in Chinese is 否则 (fǒu zé). You can also say 不然 (bù rán), 要不 (yào bù), 要不然 (yào bù rán), 要么 (yào me).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.