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不然

bù rán
HSK 5
not so, no, or else, otherwise
conjunction

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Example Sentences

你不去的话，我也不去，不然我们就会错过这个机会。
nǐ bùqù dehuà ， wǒyěbù qù ， bùrán wǒmen jiù huì cuòguò zhègè jīhuì 。
If you don't go, I won't go either, otherwise we will miss this opportunity.
他很忙，不然我会请他帮忙。
tā hěn máng ， bùrán wǒ huì qǐng tā bāngmáng 。
He is very busy; otherwise, I would ask him for help.
你最好把作业做完，不然老师会生气。
nǐ zuìhǎo bǎ zuòyè zuòwán ， bùrán lǎoshī huì shēngqì 。
You better finish your homework; otherwise, the teacher will get angry.

Words Starting With 不

不客气bù kè qi
you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt; don't mention it
不仅bù jǐn
not only (this one); not just (...) but also
不但bù dàn
not only (... but also...)
不得不bù dé bù
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
不管bù guǎn
"no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter"

Words Ending With 然

当然dāng rán
only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
突然tū rán
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
虽然suī rán
although; even though; even if
仍然réng rán
still; yet
忽然hū rán
suddenly; all of a sudden

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Individual characters

不bù · (negative prefix), not, no
HSK 1
›然rán · correct, right, so, thus, like this›

Public Lists with 不然

HSK 5
All words for the HSK 5 test

Grammar Points

HSK 4
Expressing "unless" with "chufei"除非…不然除非…才+1
HSK 5
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"多亏…不然多亏…才
Expressing good luck with "haihao"还好…不然