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  • 1

    conj.or else; otherwise; if not

    • kuài pǎo a bù rán jiù chí le

      不然

      Go quickly, otherwise it will be too late.

    • míng tiān wǒ hái yǒu shì qing bù rán kě yǐ péi nǐ qù yī tàng

      明天还有事情不然可以

      I've got things to do tomorrow, or I might as well go with you.

    • wǒ děi zǎo diǎn qù bù rán jiù gǎn bù shàng gōng jiāo le

      早点不然赶不上公交

      I've got to leave a bit early, otherwise I'll miss the bus.

  • 2

    adj.not so; not the case

    • shì shí què bù rán

      事实不然

      In reality, it was not the case.

    • rú qí bù rán

      不然

      if otherwise

    • chāo xiě suī rán kàn qi lai hěn róng yì qí shí bù rán

      抄写虽然起来容易其实不然

      Copying a text may seem an easy job, but actually it is not the case.

  • 3

    adj.(used at the beginning of a negative remark) no

    • bù rán tā cóng lái méi shuō guò zhè yàng de huà

      不然从来这样

      No, he's never said anything like that.

    • bù rán shì qing bìng bù xiàng nǐ shuō de nà me jiǎn dān

      不然事情那么简单

      No, it is not as simple as what you said.

    • bù rán qíng kuàng bìng bù xiàng tā shuō de nà me yán zhòng

      不然情况并不那么严重

      No, it's not so serious as he described.