Word: 于 (yú) than

These are the example sentences using 于 in the sense than. Every sentence using 于 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 於

Example sentences using 于 in this sense

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一个好邻居胜于一个遥远的朋友。

Yí gè hǎo línjū shèng yú yí gè yáoyuǎn de péngyou.

A good neighbour is better than a faraway friend.
亚洲的大小约四倍于欧洲。

Yàzhōu de dàxiǎo yuē sì bèi yú Ōuzhōu.

Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
健康胜于财富。

Jiànkāng shèng yú cáifù.

Health is above wealth.
她的孩子不少于10个。

Tā de háizi bùshǎo yú shí gè.

She has no less than ten children.
工资涨得太慢，滞后于物价。

Gōngzī zhǎng de tài màn, zhìhòu yú wùjià.

Wages are rising too slowly and lagging behind prices.
我们应该读报纸，不落后于时代。

Wǒmen yīnggāi dú bàozhǐ, bú luòhòu yú shídài.

We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
我喜欢夏天胜于冬天。

Wǒ xǐhuan xiàtiān shèng yú dōngtiān.

I like summer better than winter.
我喜欢旧车胜于新车。

Wǒ xǐhuan jiù chē shèng yú xīn chē.

I like the old car more than the new.
这儿有不少于500名的学生。

Zhèr yǒu bùshǎo yú wǔbǎi míng de xuésheng.

There are no less than five hundred students here.
预防胜于治疗。

Yùfáng shèng yú zhìliáo.

Prevention is better than cure.