Nantoka/不然bù ránHSK 4不然 (bù rán) is a Chinese word meaning “not so; no; or else”.Meanings1not so2no3or else4otherwise5if not6How about ...?Part of speechconjunctionCharacters in 不然不bù · no; not so然rán · correctRelated words不no; not so然后then; after that; afterwards当然only natural不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct不能cannot不管not to be concerned不行won't do虽然although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)不同differentStudy Chinese with flashcards →