Meaning of 不然
不然 means not like this; not the case; no; on the contrary. Pronounced bù rán. HSK 4.
- not like this; not the case
- no; on the contrary
- otherwise; if not
Definitions & Examples
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
shuō说
xué学
yīng英
yǔ语
hěn很
nán难
，
qí其
shí实
bù不
rán然
。
Everyone says learning English is very hard, but actually it is not so.
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
kàn看
qǐ起
lai来
hěn很
qīng清
dàn淡
，
chī吃
qǐ起
lai来
bù不
rán然
。
This dish looks very mild, but it actually tastes different from what you expect.
Nǐ你
yǐ以
wéi为
tā他
hěn很
lǎn懒
ma吗
？
Qí其
shí实
bù不
rán然
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
tài太
lèi累
le了
。
Do you think he is very lazy? Actually not so, he is just too tired.
Hěn很
duō多
rén人
jué觉
de得
pá爬
shān山
hěn很
wēi危
xiǎn险
，
qí其
shí实
bù不
rán然
，
zhǐ只
yào要
zuò做
hǎo好
fáng防
hù护
jiù就
hěn很
ān安
quán全
。
Many people think mountain climbing is dangerous, but actually it is not the case, as long as you take proper precautions.
Yǒu有
rén人
shuō说
zhè这
kuǎn款
shǒu手
jī机
xìng性
jià价
bǐ比
hěn很
dī低
，
shí实
jì际
bù不
rán然
。
Some people say this phone has very low cost performance, but actually it is not so.