不如
HSK 2freq #2684
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- 2.it would be better to
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Wiktionary
- 1.to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
- 2.it would be better to; might as well; let's
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Example sentences
数量不如质量。
Quality is more important than quantity.
京都不如大阪大。
Kyoto is not as large as Osaka.
你不如去死好了。
You might as well go kill yourself.
她不如她姊姊漂亮。
She's not as beautiful as her sister.
你不如跟我一起來。
You may as well come with me.
坐而言不如起而行。
Actions speak louder than words.
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Derived terms
人算不如天算好死不如賴活著好死不如赖活著授人以魚不如授人以漁授人以鱼不如授人以渔揚湯止沸，不如去薪 / 扬汤止沸，不如去薪擇日不如撞日择日不如撞日求人不如求己獨樂樂不如眾樂樂独乐乐不如众乐乐生不如死百聞不如一見百闻不如一见盡信書不如無書尽信书不如无书相見不如懷念相见不如怀念老翁疼茈某，茈翁不如無老翁疼茈某，茈翁不如无聞名不如見面闻名不如见面臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 / 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网自愧不如落水的鳳凰不如雞落水的凤凰不如鸡豬狗不如猪狗不如遠親不如近鄰远亲不如近邻
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Related words
还不如 to be better off ...今不如昔 things are not as good as they used to be禽兽不如 worse than a beast猪狗不如 worse than a dog or pig不如人意 leaving much to be desired自叹不如 to consider oneself as being not as good as the others自愧不如 ashamed of being inferior (idiom)远亲不如近邻 A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.耳闻不如目见 seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others药补不如食补 the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition长痛不如短痛 better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony一日不如一日 to be getting worse by the day