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English translation for "不如"

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1.(比不上) not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; cannot do better than 短语和例子
2.(还是) had better; would rather; it would be better to 短语和例子


Related Translations:
牛马不如:  be more to be pitied than cows and horses; live worse than beasts of burden
不如慢:  to think oneself not so much inferior among manifest superiors
不如男人:  inferior to men
远不如:  can not show a candle to
衣不如新人不如旧:  new clothes are best and so are old acquaintances
和好不如初:  it's hard to mend a rupture
自知不如:  know [feel] one isn't another's equal; consider oneself inferior to another
或者不如说:  or rather
献丑不如藏拙:  silence is golden
恭敬不如从命:  it is better to accept deferentially than to decline courteously (on accepting gifts, etc. from one's elders).; obedience is better than politeness.; obedience is a better way of showing r
Example Sentences:
1.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush .
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
2.I wish i had never lived to see this .
不如死了好,免得看见那种事。
3.It is better to marry than to burn .
与其欲火攻心,倒不如结婚为妙。
4.My powers of recall are not what they were .
我的记忆力已大不如前。
5.A distant relative is not as good as a near neighbour .
远亲不如近邻。
6.I 'd sooner die than do this sort of thing ..
与其做这个倒不如叫我死。
7.The poor old man leads a dog's life .
那可怜的老人过着牛马不如的生活。
8.To forestall is better than to amend .
与其补救于已然,不如防范于未然。
9.I may consider myself a lonely man .
我还不如说我是一个孤独的人。
10.Prevention is better than cure .
与其补救于已然,不如防范于未然。
Similar Words:
"不容置疑的" English translation, "不容置疑的法律推定" English translation, "不容置疑地表明" English translation, "不容置喙" English translation, "不柔软的" English translation, "不如…那样" English translation, "不如,等于是,还是……好" English translation, "不如,劣于" English translation, "不如把它丢掉的好" English translation, "不如不学" English translation