not equal to; not as good as; inferior to · it would be better to

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It is better to do well than to say well.

说的好不如做的好

You are inferior to me.

你不如我。

Mr Tani is not so much a scholar as a journalist.

Tani 先生与其说是学者，倒不如说是新闻工作者。

Can we effect a compromise?

我们不如各退一步吧。

You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.

望着天花板发呆,还不如读一读小说。