HSK 5 HSK V4
Correct
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
快
zǒu
走
bā
吧
,
bùrán
不然
chē
车
jiù
就
kāi
开
le
了
。
Let's go, or the car will drive.
2
Nǐ
你
bùyào
不要
jīngcháng
经常
áoyè
熬夜
,
bùrán
不然
shíjiān
时间
cháng
长
le
了
,
shēntǐ
身体
huì
会
shòubùliǎo
受不了
de
的
。
You don't have to stay up late often, otherwise the body will not be able to stand it for a long time.
3
Tā
她
shuō
说
tā
她
xiàchē
下车
yǐhòu
以后
,
zǒu
走
cuò
错
le
了
fāngxiàng
方向
,
xìngkuī
幸亏
yī
一
gè
个
xiǎohuǒzi
小伙子
zhǐlù
指路
,
bùrán
不然
tā
她
jiù
就
zhǎo
找
bu
不
dào
到
le
了
。
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.