汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 不如 hsk 5
bù rú
不如
not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to
没有 不及 比不上 毋宁 逊色 低位 莫如
比不上。 不象;不符。
不 bù/bú 如 rú
COMMON WORDS WITH 不如
不仅如此 ( 不僅如此 )
bù jǐn rú cǐ
not only that, but ...
( 不僅如此 )
倒不如
dào bù rú
it's better to / no better than
不如意
bù rú yì
waywardness / not one's day
不如说 ( 不如說 )
bù rú shuō
better say / would rather say
( 不如說 )
不过如此 ( 不過如此 )
bù guò rú cǐ
nothing more than this / merely thus
( 不過如此 )
倒不如说 ( 倒不如說 )
dào bù rú shuō
Might as well say
( 倒不如說 )
自愧不如
zì kuì bù rú
ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others
不如人意
bù rú rén yì
leaving much to be desired / unsatisfactory / undesirable
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
恭敬不如从命 ( 恭敬不如從命 )
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) / (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
( 恭敬不如從命 )
技不如人
jì bù rú rén
Inferior
百闻不如一见 ( 百聞不如一見 )
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 / seeing is believing
( 百聞不如一見 )
不绝如缕 ( 不絕如縷 )
bù jué rú lǚ
hanging by a thread / very precarious / almost extinct / (of sound) linger on faintly
( 不絕如縷 )
远亲不如近邻 ( 遠親不如近鄰 )
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.
( 遠親不如近鄰 )
今不如昔
jīn bù rú xī
things are not as good as they used to be
自叹不如 ( 自嘆不如 )
zì tàn bù rú
to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
( 自嘆不如 )
猪狗不如 ( 豬狗不如 )
zhū gǒu bù rú
worse than a dog or pig / lower than low
( 豬狗不如 )
禽兽不如 ( 禽獸不如 )
qín shòu bù rú
worse than a beast / to behave immorally
( 禽獸不如 )
闻名不如见面 ( 聞名不如見面 )
wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn
knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
( 聞名不如見面 )
还不如 ( 還不如 )
hái bù rú
to be better off ... / might as well ...
( 還不如 )
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