Comparisons with "buru" (Redirected from ASGWH1D5) Level B2 Similar to Expressing comparable degree with "you" (B1) Basic comparisons with "bu bi" (B2) Used for Denying and refusing, Comparing Keywords 不如, 不, 如 Translations less, not 不如 (bùrú) can be used to make comparisons in a similar way as the 比 structure. In its simplest form 不如 is used to convey that A is 'not as good as' B. Unlike the 比 structure, when used in this way, the adjective or verb can be omitted. Contents 1 Simple Pattern 1.1 Structure 1.2 Examples 2 Advanced Pattern 2.1 Structure 2.2 Examples 3 不如 as an Adverb 3.1 Examples 4 See also 5 Sources and further reading 5.1 Books Simple Pattern Structure A + 不如 + B Examples 我哥的成绩不如我。 My elder brother's . 看电影不如看原著。 Watching the movie isn't as good as reading the book. 他总是觉得自己不如别人。 He always thinks he's not as good as other people. Advanced Pattern When an adjective or verb is added to the structure it can then be used to mean A is not as 'adjective' as B, or A does not 'verb' as well as B: Structure A + 不如 + B + Adj. A + Verb + 得 + 不如 + B + Adj. A + Verb-Obj. + 不如 + B+ (Verb + 得) + Adj. Examples 这件裙子不如那件好看。 This dress doesn't look as good as that one. 那个说法不如这个说法实用。 This saying isn't as practical as that one. 他穿得不如你好看。 He doesn't dress as well as you do. 我担心我解释得不如你清楚。 I'm afraid that I can't explain as clearly as you do. 他说中文不如他老婆说得地道。 He doesn't speak Chinese as authentically as his wife does. 我打字不如你打得快。 I don't type as fast as you do. 不如 as an Adverb When facing a choice, 不如 can also be used to mean "might as well" to emphasize the choice is the better of two options. When used like this, it is similar in meaning to 不妨. Examples 在家看电视多无聊！不如去 KTV 吧。 , might as well . 我们在这里等也是浪费时间，不如先去吃个饭吧。 It's a waste of time for us to wait here.We might as well go out and eat something first. 与其空想，不如马上行动。 Rather than fantasizing, you might as well take action right away. 与其天天吵架，不如离婚。 Rather than fighting each and every day, you might as well break up. As in the last two example sentences, 不如 often occurs in the 与其...不如 structure, meaning "rather than X... might as well Y." See also Basic comparisons with "bu bi" Basic comparisons with "meiyou" Comparing Specifically with "xiang" Comparing Sources and further reading Books A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 543-7) →buy Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 38-9) [ →buy] Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 89) →buy Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇) (pp. 80-1) [ →buy]