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不然

bù rán · bu ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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慢(màn)慢(màn)来(lái)，不(bù)然(rán)你(nǐ)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)出(chū)错(cuò)的(de)。

Take your time, or you may make some mistakes.

幸(xìng)好(hǎo)你(nǐ)提(tí)醒(xǐng)我(wǒ)，不(bù)然(rán)我(wǒ)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)记(jì)不(bu)起(qǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

Good that you told me, otherwise I would never have remembered it.

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no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

correct; right

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