不然 bù rán

otherwise; or else; if not

HSK 5

Word data

HSK 5
Frequency 1109th word

Definitions

  1. 1. otherwise
  2. 2. or else
  3. 3. if not
  4. 4. not so
  5. 5. no
  6. 6. How about ...?

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
然 rán HSK 2
so; thus; like this