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不如

不如

Chinese

not; no; (negative prefix) as (if); such as
simp. and trad.
(不如)

Conjunction

不如

  1. it would be better to, let's
    不如今日游水 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    Bat1 jyu4 gam1 jat6 heoi3 jau4 seoi2 laa1! [Jyutping]
    Let's go swimming today!

Verb

不如

  1. (Beginning Mandarin) not like; not equal to; not as good as; cannot compare 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.

Synonyms

  • (literary): 不若 (bùruò)

Derived terms