Translation of 不如 to English with examples of 不如 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

不如

bù rú

v. be not as good as

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[bù rú] adv. it would be better to, had better, might as well

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EXAMPLES

我唱歌不如她。

wǒ chàng gē bù rú tā .

phr. I sing not as well as she does.

他实力不如对手，最终被淘汰出局。

他實力不如對手，最終被淘汰出局。

tā shí lì bù rú duì shǒu, zuì zhōng bèi táo tài chū jú .

phr. He was inferior to his opponent and at the end was knocked out.

远亲不如近邻

遠親不如近鄰

yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

phr. A far-off relative is not as helpful as a near neighbor

百闻不如一见

百聞不如一見

bǎi wén bù rú yí jiàn

phr. to hear a hundred times is not so good as to see once, Seeing is believing

恭敬不如从命

恭敬不如從命

gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng

idiom. Obedience is better than politeness.

人算不如天算

rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn

idiom. man proposes, god disposes.

相约不如偶遇。

相約不如偶遇。

xiāng yuē bù rú ǒu yù

phr. Making an appointment is not as good as meeting by chance.

我不如她漂亮。

wǒ bù rú tā piào liang .

phr. I am not as pretty as her.

授人以鱼不如授人以渔

授人以魚不如授人以漁

shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú

phr. Better teach a man how to fish than give him fish; 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

藥補不如食補

yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ

idiom. Food cures better than medicine.

百星不如一月

bǎi xīng bù rú yí yuè

idiom. a hundred stars are not as bright as a moon, (fig.) quantity are not as important as quality

我这匹马不如你那匹马快。

我這匹馬不如你那匹馬快。

wǒ zhè pí mǎ bù rú nǐ nà pí mǎ kuài .

phr. This horse of mine is not as faster as that horse of yours.

这位模特儿不如我想像得那么美。

這位模特兒不如我想像得那麼美。

zhè wèi mó tèr bù rú wó xiǎng xiàng de nà me měi .

phr. This model is not as beautiful as I imagined.