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要不然

yào bù rán

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

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

yào bù rán · jiu3 bat1 jin4 (Jyutping)

  1. otherwise
  2. or else
  3. or

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

要

Meaning
necessary, essential; necessity
Radical
覀
Strokes
9
Components
⿱覀女
Cangjie
MWV
Four-corner
1040.4

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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