不然 bù rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 jin4 HSK 4 高階級 · Level 4
- not so
- no
- or else
- otherwise
- if not
- How about ...?
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不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
然
- 仍然 réng rán ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ jing4 jin4 still; as before; yet
- 依然 yī rán ㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ji1 jin4 still; as before
- 偶然 ǒu rán ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ ngau5 jin4 incidentally
- 公然 gōng rán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄢˊ gung1 jin4 openly
- 哗然 嘩然 huá rán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ waa1 jin4 in uproar
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- 固然 gù rán ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ gu3 jin4 admittedly (it's true that...)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 天然 tiān rán ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ tin1 jin4 natural
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 必然 bì rán ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ bit1 jin4 inevitable
- 忽然 hū rán ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊ fat1 jin4 suddenly; all of a sudden
- 既然 jì rán ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ gei3 jin4 since; as; this being the case
- 果然 guǒ rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 jin4 really
- 毅然 yì rán ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngai6 jin4 firmly
- 漠然 mò rán ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ mok6 jin4 indifferent
- 然后 然後 rán hòu ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ jin4 hau6 then; after that; afterwards
- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 猛然 měng rán ㄇㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ maang5 jin4 suddenly; abruptly
- 当然 當然 dāng rán ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ dong1 jin4 only natural
- 突然 tū rán ㄊㄨ ㄖㄢˊ dat6 jin4 sudden; abrupt; unexpected
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 黯然神伤 黯然神傷 àn rán shén shāng ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄤ am2 jin4 san4 soeng1 (idiom) depressed; dispirited
- 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ am2 jin4 siu1 wan4 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
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- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 大义凛然 大義凜然 dà yì lǐn rán ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ daai6 ji6 lam5 jin4 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 果不其然 guǒ bù qí rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4 (idiom) just as expected
- 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ hon6 jin4 bat1 gu3 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
Example sentences
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不然 呢 ！
What else!
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不然 这样 這樣 好不好 ？
How about this instead?
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停止 ， 不然 我 就 开枪 開槍 了 。
Stop, or I'll shoot.
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别 別 动 動 ， 不然 我 就 开枪 開槍 射 你 。
Don't move, or I'll shoot you.
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如果 细究 細究 起来 起來 ， 实则 實則 不然 。
If you begin to look at it more closely, actually, it is not.
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