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不然

bù rán

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bù rán · bat1 jin4 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

不

Meaning
no, not; un-; negative prefix
Radical
一
Strokes
4
Components
⿱一?
Cangjie
MF
Four-corner
1090.0

然

Meaning
yes, certainly; pledge, promise
Radical
灬
Strokes
12
Components
⿱肰灬
Cangjie
BKF
Four-corner
2333.3

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