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要不然

yào bù rán
HSK 6

English Meaning

otherwise; or else; or

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
完成人生大事呢 要不然人家 都不跟我过了
HSK 6 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“My wife is nagging me to go home and have a baby, otherwise she's threatening to divorce me.”

1. PREVIOUS

这结婚三年了 一直没娃 媳妇让我回去

“I've been married for three years and had no kids. My wife's making me go home”

“to start a family. Otherwise she'll leave me!”

3. NEXT

妹子 你听哥跟你说

“Miss, listen to me.”

《我的山与海》 · social_and_dating
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我预定了呀 要不然能买着吗 一会儿你给我分一口
HSK 6 00:03
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1. PREVIOUS

那个蛋糕 不是特别难订吗

“-We’re going. -Isn’t the cake really hard to order?”

“I reserved it. How else could I get it? Save a bite for me later.”

3. NEXT

你真想好了

“Have you really thought this through?”

《生命树》 · social_and_dating
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要不然我就杀了你
HSK 6 00:01
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1. PREVIOUS

给我去追

“Go after him.”

“Or I will kill you now.”

3. NEXT

好

“Fine.”

《白日提灯​》 · crisis_and_conflict
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