What does 不然 mean in Chinese?
不然 (bùrán) means not so.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
不然
not so
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
not so
02
no
03
or else
04
otherwise
05
if not
06
How about...?
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 不然
How do you pronounce 不然?
不然 is pronounced bùrán.
Is 不然 an HSK word?
不然 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 不然?
不然 is used as a 连词 / 形容词 (conjunction / adjective) in Chinese.
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