不如

Chinese

		not; no	as (if); such as
trad. (不如)		不	如
simp. #(不如)		不	如

Verb

不如

1. to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to

   今天不如昨天暖和。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Jīntiān bùrú zuótiān nuǎnhuo. [Pinyin]

   Today is not as warm as yesterday.

   有些人活得真不如畜生。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Yǒuxiē rén huó de zhēn bùrú chùsheng. [Pinyin]

   Some people are so contemptible.

Synonyms

• (literary) 不若 (bùruò)

Conjunction

不如

1. it would be better to; might as well; let's

   不如今日去游水啦！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   bat¹ jyu⁴ gam¹ jat⁶ heoi³ jau⁴ seoi² laa¹! [Jyutping]

   Let's go swimming today!

Synonyms

• (archaic) 何如 (hérú)
• (literary) 莫若 (mòruò), 莫如 (mòrú)
• (Jin) 哪如

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