释义
- 1. otherwise
- 2. or else
- 3. or
词语关系
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Common mistakes
Unlike English 'otherwise', 要不然 cannot be used as an adverb meaning 'apart from that'. It only connects clauses as a conjunction.
Formality
Primarily used in spoken Chinese; in formal writing, prefer 否则 (fǒuzé).
例句
显示 1 条快点儿, 要不然 我们就要迟到了。
Hurry up, otherwise we'll be late.
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