Translation

• if not
• otherwise
• else
• or else

Synonyms

• 不然, 不然, 再不, 要不, 要不然

Examples

• 立刻起床， 否则你上学会迟到。
  Get up at once, or you will be late for school.
• 立刻派人去请医生来， 否则病人可能变得更糟糕。
  Send for the doctor at once, or the patient may get worse.
• 否则，用左手传递食物会被认为是不礼貌的，因为左手是用来洗澡的。
  Otherwise, it is considered impolite to pass food with the left hand, because the left hand is used for bathing.