要不然

yào bù rán
HSK 6
otherwise, or else, or
conjunction

Example Sentences

你必须努力学习，要不然你会落后。
nǐ bìxū nǔlì xuéxí ， yàobùrán nǐhuì luòhòu 。
You must study hard, otherwise you will fall behind.
我们要尽早出发，要不然就会赶不上火车。
wǒmen yào jìnzǎo chūfā ， yàobùrán jiù huì gǎnbùshàng huǒchē 。
We need to leave early, or else we will miss the train.
今天晚上我们去看电影，要不然就待在家里。
jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ， yàobùrán jiù dàizàijiālǐ 。
Tonight we will go to watch a movie, otherwise we will stay at home.

Individual Characters

Words Starting With 要

要不yào bù
"otherwise; or; or else; how about...? (one choice or the other); either this, or else..."
要是yào shi
if
要命yào mìng
to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying
要点yào diǎn
main point; essential
要素yào sù
essential factor; key constituent

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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