不如

bù rúㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    not equal to; not as good as; inferior to

  2. 2

    it would be better to

Examples

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监狱生活比做畜牲还不如。

監獄生活比做畜牲還不如。

Life in prison is worse than the life of an animal.

望着天花板发呆,还不如读一读小说。

望着天花板發呆,還不如讀一讀小說。

You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.

说的好不如做的好

說的好不如做的好

It is better to do well than to say well.

我們不如各退一步吧。

Can we effect a compromise?

我今天不用當值,不如一起去海灘玩吧。

As I am off duty today, let's go to the beach.

Grammar

Grammar using 不如

不如

Buru Not As Good As (不如) · B1 · TOCFL b1

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与其 A…不如 B

Yuqi Buru Rather Than (与其 A…不如 B) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

Related

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