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不如
bù rú
not as good as; would rather

HSK 5Legendary

What does 不如 mean?

不如 (pinyin: bù rú) means not as good as; would rather. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 不如

Walking is not as fast as cycling.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing · Every HSK 1–4 word containing

The characters of 不如

not (HSK 1)
component character

Related HSK 5 words

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to show, reveal
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人才rén cáitalent, capable person
心脏xīn zàngheart

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