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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不如

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不如 bù rú - not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- it would be better to

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 2 3,638 1,735 867

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
- as
- as if
- such as

Other Words Containing 不如

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不如 5 2 3,638 1,735 867
自愧不如 - - 42,936 53,524 28,294
百闻不如一见 - - 53,102 83,025 64,435
多一事不如少一事 - - 90,243 71,987 57,454