Verbit would be better to …not as good as

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Character Breakdown

不如 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 不如 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不如 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith从前
cóng
qián
neutral
not as good as before
Adverb + Verb
yuǎn
neutral
far inferior to
hái
informalSpoken
even worse than
Verb + Verbwith
neutral
better to go

Example Sentences with 不如

píng
guǒ
xiāng
jiāo
hǎo
chī
Apples are not as delicious as bananas.
zài
huì
shàng
zhēng
lùn
xiū
xiān
lěng
jìng
kǎo
zài
tǎo
lùn
Rather than arguing endlessly in the meeting, it would be better for everyone to calm down and think separately before discussing again.
jué
de
men
zhè
de
tóu
lüè
shàng
de
míng
zhì
ma
Do you think our investment strategy this time is not as wise as the last one?
jīn
tiān
tiān
zuó
tiān
hǎo
men
gǎi
tiān
zài
gōng
yuán
ba
The weather today is not as good as yesterday's, let's go to the park another day.
shēng
chēng
de
xīn
fāng
àn
xiào
guǒ
yuǎn
xuān
chuán
de
yàng
xiǎn
zhù
The effect of the new plan he claimed is far less significant than advertised.
rán
shí
jiān
jǐn
men
fēn
gōng
zuò
zhè
yàng
xiào
gèng
gāo
Since time is tight, we might as well divide the work and cooperate, which is more efficient.
zài
jiā
liáo
chū
zǒu
zǒu
xià
xīn
xiān
kōng
Rather than being bored at home, it's better to go out for a walk and breathe some fresh air.
bèi
dòng
děng
dài
huì
zhǔ
dòng
chuàng
zào
jǐn
guǎn
hòu
zhě
gèng
tiǎo
zhàn
xìng
Rather than passively waiting for opportunities, it would be better to actively create them, even though the latter is more challenging.