否则 vs. 要不然: Native speakers, do they mean the same to you? Hi, Here's a quick question for today. As a native speaker, do 否则 and 要不然 mean the same to you? If so, do you use one more than the other?

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否则 vs. 要不然: Native speakers, do they mean the same to you? Hi, Here's a quick question for today. As a native speaker, do 否则 and 要不然 mean the same to you? If so, do you use one more than the other? Thank you.

2017년 10월 26일 오전 5:02

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否则 is the formal of the two. It comes from Classical Chinese.

2017년 10월 26일

An old italki post might be helpful to you: https://www.italki.com/question/105620

2017년 10월 26일

否则，意味着如果不，就会发生下一步，比较强硬危急和威慑人心。要不然，是说如果不，就会这样，既有选择比较，又有预先警告的意愿，是兼具比较，选择，让步和威胁的复杂感情表示，因情况而定，外国学习者容易掌握，很难出错。但是，如果随意用否则，将会让中国人马上紧张。

2017년 10월 27일

两者对中国人来说，差别大了，用错了，中国人面部反应很强烈。

2017년 10월 27일

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