不然
bù rán
Pinyin

Definition

不然
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bù rán
  1. not so
  2. no
  3. or else
  4. otherwise
  5. if not
  6. How about ...?

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

其实不然，他们度夏消暑的方式各有别致，那是相当有智慧的，用了很多现在看起来低碳、环保的妙招来安然度夏滴。
qíshí bùrán ，tāmen dùxià xiāoshǔ de fāngshì gè yǒu biézhì ，nà shì xiāngdāng yǒu zhìhuì de ，yòng le hěnduō xiànzài kànqǐlai dītàn 、huánbǎo de miàozhāo lái ānrán dùxià dī 。
On the contrary, they have unique and unusual ways to cool down in the summer, ways which are low carbon, environment friendly and safe.
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哦...你汗好像流得不够多要不要帮你洒点水，背心掀高一点，不然看不到你完美的腹肌......好了这台机器让你吧，我去拉单杠。
é ...nǐ hàn hǎoxiàng liú de bùgòu duō yào bùyào bāng nǐ sǎ diǎn shuǐ ，bèixīn xiān gāo yìdiǎn ，bùrán kàn bùdào nǐ wánměi de fùjī ......hǎole zhè tái jīqì ràng nǐ ba ，wǒ qù lā dāngàng 。
Oh… You don’t seem to be sweating enough, should I sprinkle some water on you? Pull your vest up a little, otherwise I can’t see your beautiful abs… OK, I’ll give you this machine, I’m going to the pull-up bar.
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敢情你也把我当女汉子啊，不过话说回来，老公真得找个能服软的，不然天天跟你讲道理，干脆认他做兄弟算了。
gǎnqíng nǐ yě bǎ wǒ dāng nǚ hànzi ā ，bùguò huàshuōhuílai ，lǎogōng zhēn děi zhǎo gè néng fúruǎn de ，bùrán tiāntiān gēn nǐ jiǎngdàolǐ ，gāncuì rèn tā zuò xiōngdì suànle 。
So you're treating me like a ladette too? But, getting back to the point, my husband really needs to find someone who yields to him, otherwise if I had to reason with you every day I should just team up with him as brothers and be done with it.
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那就得看细节了，主动型的，如果对你有好感，那一定是“你在干嘛呀”轰炸；“早安、午安、晚安”各种请安，要不然如果是闷骚型的，就看他是不是总能秒回你的信息。
nā jiù děi kàn xìjié le ，zhǔdòng xíng de ，rúguǒ duì nǐ yǒu hǎogǎn ，nà yīdìng shì “nǐ zài gànmá ya ”hōngzhà ；“zǎoān 、wǔān 、wǎn ān ”gèzhǒng qǐng ān ，yàoburán rúguǒ shì mēnsāo xíng de ，jiù kàn tā shì bùshì zǒng néng miǎo huí nǐ de xìnxī 。
Then that depends on the details. More pro-active types, if they're interested in you, will definitely bombard you with "What are you up to?"; and the three goods, "good morning, good afternoon and good evening", otherwise, if they're "still waters run deep" type, then you should see if he replies to your messages within seconds.
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倒也是，我每天工作八小时，真正专心的时间不会超过两小时，都说现在是信息爆炸的时代，微信微博我是隔三差五得看一看的，不然总觉得心里不踏实，好像错过了什么。
dào yě shì ，wǒ měitiān gōngzuò bā xiǎoshí ，zhēnzhèng zhuānxīn de shíjiān bùhuì chāoguò liǎng xiǎoshí ，dōu shuō xiànzài shì xìnxī bàozhà de shídài ，wēixìn wēibó wǒ shì gésānchàwǔ děi kànyikàn de ，bùrán zǒng juéde xīnli bù tāshi ，hǎoxiàng cuòguò le shénme 。
That does seem to be the case. I work eight hours every day, but the time I'm really focused is not normally any more than two hours.Given it's the age of the information explosion, I find myself checking my WeChat and Weibo every little while, otherwise I feel ill at ease, as if I'm missing out on something.
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不管是生理还是心理作用，你都要适当地调整状态呀，不然这样下去，只会越来越糟。
bùguǎn shì shēnglǐ háishi xīnlǐzuòyòng ，nǐ dōu yào shìdàng de tiáozhěng zhuàngtài ya ，bùrán zhèyàng xiàqù ，zhǐ huì yuèláiyuè zāo 。
Whether it is physiological or psychological, you have to appropriately adjust your state of mind. Otherwise, it will only get worse and worse.
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在保护自己、打坏人的时候，要打蛇打七寸，要不然很危险的。
zài bǎohù zìjǐ 、dǎ huàirén de shíhou ，yào dǎshédǎqīcùn ，yàobùrán hěn wēixiǎn de 。
When you attack the bad guy to protect yourself, you need to hit where it hurts. Or it would be dangerous.
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在投资的时候，千万别贪心，要不然连房子都没了。
zài tóuzī de shíhou ，qiānwàn bié tānxīn ，yàobùrán lián fángzi dōu méi le 。
Don’t be greedy when it comes to investment, or you would even lose the house.
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我看时间也不早了，都酒过三巡了，要不然大家就杯中酒吧?
wǒ kàn shíjiān yě bù zǎo le ，dōu jiǔguòsānxún le ，yàobùrán dàjiā jiù bēizhōngjiǔ ba ?
It's getting pretty late, and we've all had a lot to drink. How about we just empty whatever is left in our glasses?
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我有选择困难症，不然你帮我选。
wǒ yǒu xuǎnzé kùnnan zhèng ，bùrán nǐ bāng wǒ xuǎn 。
I am really indecisive. How about you choose for me?
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