否则
Meaning
- otherwise; if not; or (else)
Example sentence
立刻走，否则你会迟到。
Go at once, otherwise you will be late.
Characters in 否则
- 否 fǒu no, not; whether or not
- 则 zé a rule, a standard; then, in that case
否 no plus 则, then. 否 gives 是否 and 否认; if not, then — it heads the alternative.