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

bù rú

b+ù·4th toner+ú·2nd tone

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As I am off duty today, let's go to the beach.

我今天不用当值，不如一起去海灘玩吧。

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。

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。

She is inferior to him in math.

她在数学上不如他。

What do you say to taking a rest?

不如休息一下吧？

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