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CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

不然

bù ránHSK 5

不然 (bù rán) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

conjunction 连

  1. Englishotherwise

    • EX
      你得快点儿出发，不然就赶不上火车了。

      You need to leave soon, otherwise you'll miss the train.

    • EX
      你要早点休息，不然明天早上起不来，有可能会迟到。

      You should go to bed early; otherwise you might not get up tomorrow morning and could be late.

2

adjective 形

  1. Englishnot so

    • EX
      大家都以为他生病了，其实不然，他只是请假去旅游了。

      Many people thought he was ill, but that wasn't the case; he had simply taken leave to go travelling.

    • EX
      很多人觉得汉语很难学，其实不然，只要多练习就很简单。

      Many people think Chinese is difficult to learn, but that isn't the case. It becomes much easier if you practise more.