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Not equal to in Chinese: 不如 (bù rú)

bù rú

not equal to

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1not equal to
  2. 2not as good as
  3. 3inferior to
  4. 4it would be better to

Stroke order

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不
如

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄖㄨˊ

rú

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 你不如我。

    nǐ bù rú wǒ。

    You are inferior to me.

  • 远亲不如近邻。

    yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín。

    A good neighbour is better than a brother far off.

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Related words

不

bù

no

如

rú

as

如果

rú guǒ

if

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

例如

lì rú

for example

比如

bǐ rú

for example

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

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