MEANING/意义
    不然
      
  • bù rán
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    no; if not; not so; or else; otherwise
    Type adjective/形容词; conjunction/连词  
        
      2
      
    or else; otherwise
    Type adjective/形容词; conjunction/连词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 还好....,要不然....
      
      
    hái hǎo ...,yào bú rán ...
      
    sound for pinyin
    fortunately ..., otherwise, ... (sth would have happened) 

  • 要努力学习,要不然你会后悔的。
      
      
    yào nǔ lì xué xí ,yào bù rán nǐ huì hòu huǐ de .
      
    sound for pinyin
    Study hard, otherwise you will regret it.
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 要不然
      
    yào bu rán
      
    sound for pinyin
    or else; otherwise; or (comparing) 

  • 不然的话
      
    bù rán de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    otherwise

  • 实则不然
      
    shí zé bù rán
      
    sound for pinyin
    actually (it is)  otherwise
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