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On the HSK 4 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B1.

bùrú ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ

    • not equal to not as good as inferior to
    • it would be better to

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buru with other tones

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  • 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble
  • 恭敬不如从命 gōngjìngbùrúcóngmìng deference is no substitute for obedience
  • 百闻不如一见 bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn seeing is believing
  • 远亲不如近邻 yuǎnqīnbùrújìnlín relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
  • 今不如昔 jīnbùrúxī things are not as good as they used to be

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Words with 不如

Starting with 不如

Ending with 不如

Containing 不如

  • 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble
  • 恭敬不如從命 gōngjìngbùrúcóngmìng deference is no substitute for obedience
  • 百聞不如一見 bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn seeing is believing
  • 遠親不如近鄰 yuǎnqīnbùrújìnlín relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
  • 今不如昔 jīnbùrúxī things are not as good as they used to be

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