不然 Meaning & Sentences

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不然

HSK 5
P
bù rɑ́n
I
[pu⁵¹ ʐan³⁵]
Z
ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ
conj.

The meaning of 不然

or else, otherwise

Use 不然 in a Sentence

可是，他并不抱怨，在他看来，任何事都要有付出，不然怎么会有回报？

kě shì
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
conj.
，
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
bìnɡ bù
[piŋ⁵¹ pu⁵¹]
ㄅ丨ㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
bɑ̀o yuɑ̀n
[pɑu⁵¹ yan⁵¹]
ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ
v.
，
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
kɑ̀n lɑ́i
[kʰan⁵¹ lai³⁵]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
，
rèn hé
[ʐən⁵¹ xɤ³⁵]
ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ
pron.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
n.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
fù chū
[fu⁵¹ tʂʰu⁵⁵]
ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄨ
v.
，
bù rɑ́n
[pu⁵¹ ʐan³⁵]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ
conj.
zěn me
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
huì
[xuei⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
huí bɑ̀o
[xuei³⁵ pɑu⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄠˋ
v.
？
However, he doesn't complain. In his opinion, everything has to be paid for, otherwise how can there be a reward?
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海带凉拌菜做法超级简单，不过务必将海带多泡些时间，不然不易消化。

hɑ̌i dɑ̀i
[xai²¹⁴ tai⁵¹]
ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄞˋ
n.
liɑ́nɡ bɑ̀n
[liɑŋ³⁵ pan⁵¹]
ㄌ丨ㄤˊ ㄅㄢˋ
v.
cɑ̀i
[tsʰai⁵¹]
ㄘㄞˋ
n.
zuò fɑ̌
[tsuo⁵¹ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
chɑ̄o jí
[tʂʰɑu⁵⁵ tɕi³⁵]
ㄔㄠ ㄐ丨ˊ
adj.
jiɑ̌n dɑ̄n
[tɕiɛn²¹⁴ tan⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄢˇ ㄉㄢ
adj.
，
bù ɡuò
[pu⁵¹ kuo⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
conj.
wù bì
[u⁵¹ pi⁵¹]
ㄨˋ ㄅ丨ˋ
adv.
jiɑ̄nɡ
[tɕiɑŋ⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄤ
prep.
hɑ̌i dɑ̀i
[xai²¹⁴ tai⁵¹]
ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄞˋ
n.
duō
[tuo⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨㄛ
adj.
pɑ̀o
[pʰɑu⁵¹]
ㄆㄠˋ
v.
xiē
[ɕiɛ⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄝ
m.
shí jiɑ̄n
[ʂʅ³⁵ tɕiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄕˊ ㄐ丨ㄢ
n.
，
bù rɑ́n
[pu⁵¹ ʐan³⁵]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ
conj.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
yì
[i⁵¹]
丨ˋ
adj.
xiɑ̄o huɑ̀
[ɕiɑu⁵⁵ xuᴀ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
v.
。
The kelp salad is super easy to make, but be sure to soak the kelp for more time, otherwise it will be difficult to digest.
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要不

HSK 5
P
yɑ̀o bu
I
[iɑu⁵¹ pu¹]
Z
丨ㄠˋ ˙ㄅㄨ
conj.

The meaning of 要不

意思跟“要不然”相同，表示如果不这样，就会出现下面的结果。“要不/要不然”常放在后一分句的主语前。

Use 要不 in a Sentence

老太太说：“4块，要不我不买。”

lɑ̌o tɑ̀i tɑ̀i
[lɑu²¹⁴ tʰai⁵¹ tʰai⁵¹]
ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄞˋ
n.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
：
“
num.
kuɑ̀i
[kʰuai⁵¹]
ㄎㄨㄞˋ
m.
，
yɑ̀o bù
[iɑu⁵¹ pu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ
conj.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
mɑ̌i
[mai²¹⁴]
ㄇㄞˇ
v.
。
”
The old lady said, "4 yuan, or I won't buy it."
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还好碰见你了，要不我今天肯定要迟到了。

hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
pènɡ jiɑ̀n
[pʰəŋ⁵¹ tɕiɛn⁵¹]
ㄆㄥˋ ㄐ丨ㄢˋ
v.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
，
yɑ̀o bù
[iɑu⁵¹ pu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ
conj.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
jīn tiɑ̄n
[tɕin⁵⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄣ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
kěn dìnɡ
[kʰən²¹⁴ tiŋ⁵¹]
ㄎㄣˇ ㄉ丨ㄥˋ
adv.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
chí dɑ̀o
[tʂʰʅ³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄔˊ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
Fortunately, I met you, otherwise I must be late today.
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要不

HSK 5
P
yɑ̀o bu
I
[iɑu⁵¹ pu¹]
Z
丨ㄠˋ ˙ㄅㄨ
conj.

The meaning of 要不

意思跟“要不然”相同，表示还有另外一种选择。

Use 要不 in a Sentence

今天太晚了，要不你明天再走吧。

jīn tiɑ̄n
[tɕin⁵⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄣ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
tɑ̀i
[tʰai⁵¹]
ㄊㄞˋ
adv.
wɑ̌n
[uan²¹⁴]
ㄨㄢˇ
adj.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
，
yɑ̀o bù
[iɑu⁵¹ pu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ
conj.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
mínɡ tiɑ̄n
[miŋ³⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄇ丨ㄥˊ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
adv.
zǒu
[tsou²¹⁴]
ㄗㄡˇ
v.
bɑ̄
[pᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄅㄚ
part.
。
It's too late today, why don't you leave tomorrow.
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要不这样吧，既然你们觉得少，那就改成每天早上四颗，晚上三颗，这样总够了吧？

yɑ̀o bù
[iɑu⁵¹ pu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ
conj.
zhè yɑ̀nɡ
[tʂɤ⁵¹ iɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ 丨ㄤˋ
pron.
bɑ̄
[pᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄅㄚ
part.
，
jì rɑ́n
[tɕi⁵¹ ʐan³⁵]
ㄐ丨ˋ ㄖㄢˊ
conj.
nǐ men
[ni²¹⁴ mən⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
jué de
[tɕyɛ³⁵ tɤ³]
ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ
v.
shɑ̌o
[ʂɑu²¹⁴]
ㄕㄠˇ
adj.
，
nɑ̀
[nᴀ⁵¹]
ㄋㄚˋ
conj.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
ɡɑ̌i chénɡ
[kai²¹⁴ tʂʰəŋ³⁵]
ㄍㄞˇ ㄔㄥˊ
v.
měi tiɑ̄n
[mei²¹⁴ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄇㄟˇ ㄊ丨ㄢ
pron.
zɑ̌o shɑ̀nɡ
[tsɑu²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ
n.
sì
[sɿ⁵¹]
ㄙˋ
num.
kē
[kʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄎㄜ
m.
，
wɑ̌n shɑ̀nɡ
[uan²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ
n.
sɑ̄n
[san⁵⁵]
ㄙㄢ
num.
kē
[kʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄎㄜ
m.
，
zhè yɑ̀nɡ
[tʂɤ⁵¹ iɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ 丨ㄤˋ
pron.
zǒnɡ
[tsoŋ²¹⁴]
ㄗㄨㄥˇ
adv.
ɡòu
[kou⁵¹]
ㄍㄡˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
bɑ̄
[pᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄅㄚ
part.
？
Otherwise, since you think it is less, then change it to four in the morning and three in the evening. Is this enough?
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