不
如
说

Rather say in Chinese: 不如说 (bùrú shuō)

bùrú shuō

rather say

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 不如說1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1rather say

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不
如
说

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ㄕㄨㄛ

bùrú

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

不如说

Simplified

不如說

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 与其说他懒，不如说他累了。

    yǔ qí shuō tā lǎn， bù rú shuō tā lèi le。

    Rather than calling him lazy, it's more accurate to say he's tired.

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Related words

不

bù

no

说

shuō

to speak

如

rú

as

说话

shuō huà

to speak

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

说明

shuō míng

to explain

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

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