否則 - Otherwise - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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otherwise

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否

to negate

則

rule

fou3ze2 • fǒuzé

otherwise

or else

否則 Otherwise introduces the alternative by 否 negating the preceding 則 rule clause and telling what happens if you do not follow it.

快走，否則我們會遲到。

Hurry up, otherwise we will be late.

你要帶傘，否則會淋濕。

You need to bring an umbrella, otherwise you will get wet.

幸好你提醒我，否則我就忘了。

Luckily you reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten.