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bat1 jin4
Pinyin
bù rán
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
not so
no
or else
otherwise
if not
How about ...?
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
連詞、書面語
如果唔係
otherwise
近義詞
否則、唔係
Definitions (Wiktionary)
conj
otherwise; or
(syn.) 否则, 要不, 若唔系, 若无, 再不然, 唔係嘅話, 要不然, 否則, 如咪, 唔系嘅话, 若無, 唔係, 唔系, 勿然, 若唔係, 冇是, 再不
得虧我來得早,不然又趕不上了。
得亏我来得早,不然又赶不上了。
děi kuī wǒ lái de zǎo , bù rán yòu gǎn bu shàng le .
Fortunately I came early or I wouldn't have been able to catch up.
adj, formal
not the case; not so
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 四级词汇表 #55
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
慢慢来,不然你可能会出错的。
慢慢來,不然你可能會出錯的。
màn màn lái , bù rán nǐ kě néng huì chū cuò de 。
Take your time, or you may make some mistakes.
Mandarin
除非是什么让人印象深刻的事,不然我是不会记得的。
除非是什麼讓人印象深刻的事,不然我是不會記得的。
chú fēi shì shén me ràng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè de shì , bù rán wǒ shì bù huì jì de de 。
Unless it's something fairly impressive, I won't remember it.
Mandarin
快点,不然你就要错过火车了。
快點,不然你就要錯過火車了。
kuài diǎn , bù rán nǐ jiù yào cuò guò huǒ chē le 。
Hurry up, or you will miss the train.
Hurry up or you'll miss the train.
Mandarin
小心点驾驶,不然你就麻烦了。
小心點駕駛,不然你就麻煩了。
xiǎo xīn diǎn jià shǐ , bù rán nǐ jiù má fan le 。
Be careful driving or you'll have problems.
Drive carefully, or you'll run into trouble.
Mandarin
你最好乘出租车去,不然可能会赶不及。
你最好乘出租車去,不然可能會趕不及。
nǐ zuì hǎo chéng chū zū chē qù , bù rán kě néng huì gǎn bù jí 。
You ought to go by taxi, or you might not get there in time.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
你氹吓佢,佢过一排自不然会原谅你啦。
你氹吓佢,佢過一排自不然會原諒你啦。
nei5 tam3 haa5 keoi5, keoi5 gwo3 jat1 paai4 zi6 bat1 jin4 wui5 jyun4 loeng6 nei5 laa1.
Try to do something to please her. After a while, she'll naturally forgive you.
Cantonese
望到风车,自不然会谂起荷兰。
望到風車,自不然會諗起荷蘭。
mong6 dou2 fung1 ce1, zi6 bat1 jin4 wui5 nam2 hei2 ho4 laan1.
Looking at windmills naturally makes me think of the Netherlands.
Cantonese
身为人母,我自不然关心小朋友嘅健康。
身為人母,我自不然關心小朋友嘅健康。
san1 wai4 jan4 mou5, ngo5 zi6 bat1 jin4 gwaan1 sam1 siu2 pang4 jau5 ge3 gin6 hong1.
As a mother, I do care about my kids' health.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
实则不然
實則不然
shí zé bù rán
the truth cannot be more different
Mandarin
不然
不然
bù rán
or else, otherwise [lit. not so]
Mandarin
要不然你想怎么样?
要不然你想怎麼樣?
yào bù rán nǐ xiǎng zěn me yàng ?
X
Mandarin
得亏我来得早,不然又赶不上了。
得虧我來得早,不然又趕不上了。
děi kuī wǒ lái de zǎo , bù rán yòu gǎn bu shàng le .
Fortunately I came early or I wouldn't have been able to catch up.
Mandarin
不要这么盲目自信,不然你迟早会翻车的。
不要這麼盲目自信,不然你遲早會翻車的。
bù yào zhè me máng mù zì xìn , bù rán nǐ chí zǎo huì fān chē de .
Don't be so overconfident, or things will start to head south for you.