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不然
不然
bù rán
adj./conj. not so; otherwise, or else
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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你​赶​紧​去​报​名​吧​，不​然​就​来​不​及​了​。
你​趕​緊​去​報​名​吧​，不​然​就​來​不​及​了​。
ní gán jǐn qù bào míng ba bù rán jiù lái bù jí le
phr. You'd better rush to apply for it, or it will be too late.
夏​天​充​气​不​能​太​满​，不​然​会​爆​胎​的​。
夏​天​充​氣​不​能​太​滿​，不​然​會​爆​胎​的​。
xià tiān chōng qì bù néng tài mǎn, bù rán huì bào tāi de .
phr. In summer don't inflate too much, or the tires will burst.
不​然​，你​俩​分​别​告​诉​我​事​情​的​经​过​吧​。
不​然​，你​倆​分​別​告​訴​我​事​情​的​經​過​吧​。
bù rán, ní liǎ fēn bié gào su wǒ shì qing de jīng guò ba .
phr. (addressing two people) Otherwise, tell me respectively what has happened.
我​是​被​逼​迫​干​这​活​儿的​，不​然​的​话​，我​就​拿​不​到​一​分​钱​。
我​是​被​逼​迫​幹​這​活​兒的​，不​然​的​話​，我​就​拿​不​到​一​分​錢​。
wǒ shì bèi bī pò gàn zhè huór de, bù rán de huà, wǒ jiù ná bù dào yì fēn qián .
phr. I was forced to do this job, else if I hadn't I couldn't have gotten any money.
别​磨​蹭​了​，快​一​点​儿，不​然​我​们​会​错​过​火​车​的​。
別​磨​蹭​了​，快​一​點​兒，不​然​我​們​會​錯​過​火​車​的​。
bié mó ceng le, kuài yì diǎnr, bù rán wǒ men huì cuò guo huǒ chē de .
phr. Don't drag your feet. Hurry up. Or we will miss the train.
不​然​的​话​
不​然​的​話​
bù rán de huà
phr. otherwise
你​必​须​节​制​饮​食​，不​然​会​越​来​越​胖​。
你​必​須​節​制​飲​食​，不​然​會​越​來​越​胖​。
nǐ bì xū jié zhì yǐn shí, bù rán huì yuè lái yuè pàng
phr. You must be moderate in eating and drinking; or you will become fatter and fatter.
香​水​瓶​要​盖​好​盖​子​，不​然​香​水​都​跑​没​了​。
香​水​瓶​要​蓋​好​蓋​子​，不​然​香​水​都​跑​沒​了​。
xiāng shuǐ píng yào gài hǎo gài zi, bù rán xiāng shuǐ dōu pǎo méi le .
phr. The cap of the perfume bottle must be tightened, or else (the perfume) will evaporate (over time).
幸​亏​你​提​醒​了​我​，不​然​我​肯​定​迟​到​。
幸​虧​你​提​醒​了​我​，不​然​我​肯​定​遲​到​。
xìng kuī nǐ tí xǐng le wǒ, bù rán wó kěn dìng chí dào .
phr. Fortunately you reminded me, otherwise I would have definitely been late.
这​次​多​亏​了​你​，不​然​我​就​失​业​了​。
這​次​多​虧​了​你​，不​然​我​就​失​業​了​。
zhè cì duō kuī le nǐ, bù rán wǒ jiù shī yè le .
phr. This time I owe you a lot. Hadn't it been for you, I would have been unemployed now.
除​非​我​疯​了​，不​然​我​不​会​喜​欢​你​的​。
除​非​我​瘋​了​，不​然​我​不​會​喜​歡​你​的​。
chú fēi wǒ fēng le, bù rán wǒ bú huì xǐ huan nǐ de .
phr. Unless I go crazy, I will not like you.
还​好​我​穿​外​套​了​，要​不​然​会​感​冒​的​。
還​好​我​穿​外​套​了​，要​不​然​會​感​冒​的​。
hái háo wǒ chuān wài tào le, yào bu rán huì gǎn mào de .
phr. It's a good thing that I'm wearing a coat, otherwise I would have caught a cold.
不​要​总​是​慌​慌​张​张​的​，不​然​会​出​错​的​。
不​要​總​是​慌​慌​張​張​的​，不​然​會​出​錯​的​。
bú yào zǒng shì huāng huāng zhāng zhāng de, bù rán huì chū cuò de .
phr. Do not always be in such a fluster, or else (you) will make mistakes.
不​然​呢​？
不​然​呢​？
bù rán ne ?
phr. Or else?
其​实​不​然​
其​實​不​然​
qí shí bù rán
phr. in fact it is not the case