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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不如 [bùrú]

1. verb not be as good as

论跑步你不如她。

You are not as good as her at running.

城里太吵，不如住在郊区。

The city is too noisy – it's better living in the suburbs.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不如 [bùrú]

1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to

论手巧，一般人都不如她。

Few can equal (or compare with) her in manual dexterity.
2. it would be better to

要是这样我还不如呆在家里。

In that case I might as well stay at home.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不如 [bùrú]

1. 动比不上

论厚道，谁都不如他

他学习不如妹妹
2. 副表示提议，相当于"不妨"

天快黑了，不如我们走吧
3. 连用在后一分句开头，表示经过比较之后作出选择(常跟上文的"与其"相呼应)

文章与其长而空，不如短而精

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Examples

天时不如地利，地利不如人和。: Heaven's favourable weather is less important than Earth's advantageous terrain, and Earth's advantageous terrain is less important than human unity.
讲业务水平他不如你，讲工作态度你不如他。
要是这样我还不如呆在家里。: In that case I might as well stay at home.
狗屎不如: utterly worthless
讲能力，她不如你。: As to ability, she is not your match.
过着牛马不如的生活: live a life worse than that of beasts of burden
去年我们队的产量不如他们，今年已经取齐了。: Last year our team's output was less than theirs, but this year we've caught up with them.
言教不如身教。: Example is better than precept.
药补不如食补。: Nourishing food is better than tonic.; 72 more results

Word Decomposition

不 [bù]	+	如 [rú]

nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as conveyors of concession

Paired conjunctions as conveyors of concession

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" búdàn...érqiě... (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" rúguǒ...jiù... (if… then…), and "总而言之" zǒng'éryánzhī (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.

When using “宁可……也不……” nìngkě...yěbù... in a sentence, the first clause will be accepted while the second clause will be rejected, as opposed to sentences that use “与其……不如……” yǔqí...bùrú....
(1) 我宁可饿死，也不吃这些东西。
(2) 与其闷在家里看电视，不如出去散散心。

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