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不然

bùrán

not so

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Meaning of 不然 in English

bùránHSK 5+ HSK 7–9conjunction, adjectiveSyllabus #2080
  1. not so
  2. no
  3. or else
  4. otherwise
  5. if not
  6. How about ...?

Example sentences

  1. 快点，不然要赶不上火车了。
    kuài diǎn， bù rán yào gǎn bù shàng huǒ chē le。
    Be quick, or you will miss the train.
    Tatoeba #11294953 by jin1 · #19690 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 快点，不然你就要错过火车了。
    kuài diǎn， bù rán nǐ jiù yào cuò guò huǒ chē le。
    Hurry up, or you will miss the train.
    Tatoeba #336859 by fucongcong · #19649 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 快点，不然你吃午饭就要迟到了。
    kuài diǎn， bù rán nǐ chī wǔ fàn jiù yào chí dào le。
    Hurry up, otherwise you'll be late for lunch.
    Tatoeba #423381 by fucongcong · #19697 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

不 on its own →
bù · no; not so

HSK words with 不

不HSK 1不要HSK 1不客气HSK 1对不起HSK 1不错HSK 2不好意思HSK 2不但HSK 3不见HSK 3不用HSK 3不同HSK 3
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HSK words with 然

虽然HSK 2当然HSK 3然后HSK 3突然HSK 3忽然HSK 4既然HSK 4竟然HSK 4然而HSK 4仍然HSK 4自然HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences