不如

• 拼音: bù rú
• 汉字拆解: 不 (bù) — not; 如 (rú) — to be like, to match, to equal

含义

Not as good as; inferior to; might as well. Used for unfavorable comparisons or making suggestions.

Used in two ways: to compare unfavorably (A 不如 B = A is not as good as B), or to make a suggestion (不如我们... = we might as well...).

例句

1. 这里的冬天不如南方暖和。
2. 与其等待，不如主动去解决问题。
3. 他的英文不如他的中文好。

用法指南

语境: comparison, suggestions, advice, evaluation

语气: neutral, evaluative

正确说法

• 今天天气不好，不如改天再去。(The weather is bad today — we might as well go another day.)
• 这个方案不如上一个好。(This plan is not as good as the previous one.)

错误说法

• Avoid using 不如 in a blunt, direct comparison that could embarrass someone — in sensitive contexts, soften with 可能 (perhaps) or rephrase entirely.

起源与历史

Classical Chinese construction: 不 (bù, not) + 如 (rú, to be like, to equal, to match). Literally 'not equal to.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal