要不然(yào bù rán): otherwise
HSK 63 characters
otherwise
Character breakdown
3 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- yào bù rán
- Meaning
- otherwise
- HSK level
- HSK 6
- Characters
- 3
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
要不然 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 要不然 — tap one to open its word page.
zhòng重yào要
HSK 1important; significant; major
bù不dà大
HSK 1not very (clear, far away etc); not too
bù不duì对
HSK 1incorrect
bù不yòng用
HSK 1need not
duì对bù不qǐ起
HSK 1I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
shì是bù不shì是
HSK 1is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
hū忽rán然
HSK 2suddenly; all of a sudden
bù不yào要
HSK 2don't!; must not
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