不如
bù rúㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: BẤT NHƯ
Traditional: 不如
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb, conjunction)
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
Comparison: A不如B (+ adj) = A is not as … as B.
Examples
我的汉语不如她好。
wǒ de hàn yǔ bù rú tā hǎo.
My Chinese isn't as good as hers.
坐公交车不如骑车快。
zuò gōng jiāo chē bù rú qí chē kuài.
Taking the bus is slower than cycling.
下雨了，不如明天再去吧。
xià yǔ le, bù rú míng tiān zài qù ba.
It's raining — maybe we'd better go tomorrow.
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Stroke order
BẤT · 4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
NHƯ · 6 strokes
as; as if; such as
Related words
- 不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 对不起 duì bu qǐ — I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 不客气 bù kè qi — you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
- 不过 bù guò — only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 不管 bù guǎn — not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- 不仅 bù jǐn — not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- 不得不 bù dé bù — have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- 差不多 chà bu duō — almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad