不如

bù rú

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 2

Definitions

1. not equal to
2. not as good as
3. inferior to
4. it would be better to

Example Sentences

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你 不如 我。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 527258)

屋寬 不如 心寬。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 838317)

珍 不如 瑪麗高。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 908531)

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Words Containing 不如

• 闻名不如见面 wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn: knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
• 广记不如淡墨 guǎng jì bù rú dàn mò: see 好記性不如爛筆頭|好记性不如烂笔头[hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu]
• 一代不如一代 yī dài bù rú yī dài: to be getting worse with each generation
• 人算不如天算 rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn: man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
• 猪狗不如 zhū gǒu bù rú: worse than a dog or pig
• 不如人意 bù rú rén yì: leaving much to be desired
• 远亲不如近邻 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín: A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
• 巧诈不如拙诚 qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng: the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
• 耳闻不如目见 ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn: seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
• 来得早不如来得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo: arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
• 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng: better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
• 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō: there's no place like home (idiom)
• 自叹不如 zì tàn bù rú: to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
• 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ: if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
• 言教不如身教 yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào: Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
• 择日不如撞日 zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì: lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)
• 长痛不如短痛 cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng: better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
• 好记性不如烂笔头 hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu: the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
• 今不如昔 jīn bù rú xī: things are not as good as they used to be
• 好死不如赖活着 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe: better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
• 禽兽不如 qín shòu bù rú: worse than a beast
• 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
• 药补不如食补 yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ: the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
• 还不如 hái bù rú: to be better off ...
• 求人不如求己 qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ: if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
• 授之以鱼不如授之以渔 shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
• 自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú: ashamed of being inferior (idiom)
• 多一事不如少一事 duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì: it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
• 百闻不如一见 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn: seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
• 恭敬不如从命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng: deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
• 一日不如一日 yī rì bù rú yī rì: to be getting worse by the day
• 请将不如激将 qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng: lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general

Child Words of 不如

• 如 rú: as
• 不 bù: no; not so