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不如 (bù rú): not as good as, inferior to

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: not as good as, inferior to
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

not equal to
not as good as
inferior to
it would be better to
not equal to
not as good as
inferior to
it would be better to
might as well

Chinese explanation

表示前者比不上后者，用于比较
表示两者相比，选择后者更好或更合适，常用来提出建议，如“不如我们去散步吧”
表示没有达到某种程度或标准，含有遗憾的意味。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

no

HSK 5

as

Example sentences

Cooking at home is not as convenient as eating out.

Taking the subway is not as fast as riding a bike.

This room is not as big as that room.

Rather than waiting here, it would be better to go home first.

You don't speak Chinese as fluently as he does.

My Chinese is not as good as his.

Since it's raining, we might as well stay at home.

Rather than complaining, it's better to take action.

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