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不然

otherwise

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

bu4ran2 • bùrán

Meaning

Primary

otherwise

Alternatives

not so

Mnemonic

If something is 不 not 然 so, then it must be 不然 otherwise.

Usage

幸虧 你 提醒 我， 不然 我 就 忘 了。

Luckily you reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten.

你 別 說 了， 不然 我 真 要 生氣 了。

Don't say anything, otherwise I'll really be angry.