- 要不然 yàobùrán otherwiseotherwise; or else; if not
- 大谬不然 dàmiùbùrán entirely mistakento be a big mistake and not at all like the reality; completely wrong
- 再不然 zàiburán otherwiseotherwise; alternatively; used to introduce a final option if the previous options are not possible
- 莫不然 mòbùrán the same appliesto be equally true for all the rest; the same thing applies for everyone