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否则 fǒuzé

否则 fǒuzé Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 否则 fǒuzé .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fǒuzé | fou3 ze2
English translation
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About 否则 fǒuzé

Read some general information about the Chinese word 否则 fǒuzé .

Traditional form

否則

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí
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Etymology of 否则 fǒuzé

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 否则 fǒuzé .

fǒu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and kǒu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

kǒu

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

不口

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Depicts carving inscriptions on bronzeware ( dǐng ) with a knife ( dāo ). Based on the original meaning "law". In ancient China, some legal writings were inscribed on bronzeware.

Positional decomposition

贝刂

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 否则 fǒuzé

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小心 xiǎoxīn qīng fàng , 否则 fǒuzé suān huì chū lái .

Handle with care, or the acid may get out.

这些 zhè xiē Huā Néng 浇水 jiāo shuǐ tài duō , 否则 fǒuzé huì làn diào de .

Don't give those flowers too much water, they will damp off.

qiān Bié 出门 chū mén , 否则 fǒuzé jiāng huì lín tòu .

Don't go out, you'll get wet.

Bié 花钱 huā qián 这么 zhè me kuài , 否则 fǒuzé jiù yāo jiào 我们 wǒmen bēi zhài le .

Stop spending so fast, or you'll end us up in debt.

除非 chúfēi 我们 wǒmen jiǎng de shì bāi 手劲比赛 bǐsài , 否则 fǒuzé 这种 zhè zhǒng 力量 lìliang 大小 dà xiǎo de 差别 chābié 几乎 jīhū 毫无 háowú 干系 gān xì .

So , unless we're talking about an arm wrestling competition, it's almost irrelevant.

否则 fǒuzé Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 否则 fǒuzé and their own compounds.

否则 fǒuzé Compounds

See all 14 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 否则 fǒuzé in their composition.

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