HSK 5 HSK V4
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不然

/ bùrán /
Strokes

Definition

不然 is a conjunction, which means [ not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?].

Example

As a conjunction.
1
Kuài
zǒu
  
,
rán
不然
chē
jiù
kāi
le
  

Let's go, or the car will drive.

2
yào
不要
jīngcháng
经常
áo
熬夜
  
,
rán
不然
shíjiān
时间
cháng
le
  
,
shēn
身体
huì
shòuliǎo
受不了
de
  

You don't have to stay up late often, otherwise the body will not be able to stand it for a long time.

3
shuō
xiàchē
下车
hòu
以后
  
,
zǒu
cuò
le
fāngxiàng
方向
  
,
xìngkuī
幸亏
xiǎohuǒzi
小伙子
zhǐ
指路
  
,
rán
不然
jiù
zhǎo
bu
dào
le
  

She said that after she got out of the car, she went in the wrong direction, thanks to a young man who pointed the way, otherwise she would not have been able to find it.