不然, bùrán
Meaning: otherwise
HSK 5 word
Example
你带把伞吧，不然会淋湿。
Nǐ dài bǎ sǎn ba, bùrán huì línshī.
Bring an umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.
More HSK 5 words
- 假如jiǎrúif
- 万一wànyīin case
- 一旦yídànonce
- 要不yàobùotherwise
- 哪怕nǎpàeven if
- 从而cóngérthus, thereby
- 以及yǐjías well as
- 便biànconvenient; then
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