What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 不然 mean?

不然 bùrán

otherwise; or else

It can also mean

  • not so; no
  • (coll.) how about; why not

Its characters

  1. 不 bù not
  2. 然 rán right

In a sentence

快走吧,不然要迟到了。 Let's hurry, or else we'll be late.

祖师醒来,心中暗想:“这猴子果然不一般,不然怎么能猜到我的意思?

From 拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea

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