不然

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Chinese[edit]

not; no
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (不然)
simp. #(不然)

Pronunciation[edit]


Conjunction[edit]

不然

  1. otherwise; or
    得虧不然 [MSC, trad.]
    得亏不然 [MSC, simp.]
    Děikuī wǒ lái de zǎo, bùrán yòu gǎn bu shàng le. [Pinyin]
    Fortunately I came early or I wouldn't have been able to catch up.

Synonyms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

不然

  1. (formal) not the case; not so

Derived terms[edit]