Pronunciation
:
bùrú
Meaning
:
(phrase) not as good as
HSK
:
2
不
如
Pronunciation
:
bù
Meaning
:
  1. (adv) not; no; won’t; not want to; cannot
  2. (adv) used in a sentence to indicate that it is a question
Radical
:
一
Strokes
:
4
Traditional
:
不
Sentences:
今天不如昨天凉快。
Today is not as cool as yesterday.

jīn tiān bù rú zuó tiān liáng kuai 。

今天
:
today
不如
:
not as … as
昨天
:
yesterday
凉快
:
cool
与其坐地铁，不如坐公交车。
Rather than taking the subway, it’s better to take the bus.

yǔ qí zuò dì tiě ， bù rú zuò gōng jiāo chē 。

与其
:
rather than
坐
:
take
地铁
:
subway
不如
:
it is better to
坐
:
take
公交车
:
bus
这个办法不如那个办法简单。
This method is not as simple as that one.

zhè ge bàn fǎ bù rú nà ge bàn fǎ jiǎn dān 。

这个
:
this
办法
:
method
不如
:
not as … as
那个
:
that
办法
:
method
简单
:
simple
你不如早点休息。
You might as well get some rest earlier.

nǐ bù rú zǎo diǎn xiū xi 。

你
:
you
不如
:
might as well
早点
:
a little earlier
休息
:
rest