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不然

bù rán

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Radical
Strokes16
HSK 5
Definitions
adj
  • not so
adv
  • no
conj
  • or else
  • otherwise
  • if not
Examples

下象棋看起来很容易,其实不然。

Xià xiàngqí kàn qǐlái hěn róngyì, qíshí bùrán.

Playing Chinese chess looks easy, but actually it's not.

不然,事情不像你说的那么简单。

Bùrán, shìqing bù xiàng nǐ shuō de nàme jiǎndān.

Otherwise, things are not as simple as you say.

快走吧,不然就要迟到了

Kuài zǒu ba, bùrán jiù yào chídào le.

Let's go quickly, otherwise we'll be late.

Strokes: 16HSK 5Frequency #5849Verified
不然 (bù rán) — not so - ISCBJ Dictionary