# 不如 (bùrú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不如 (bùrú) means “not equal to; it would be better to”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: not equal to; it would be better to
- Pinyin: bùrú (bu4 ru2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 既然下雨了，不如留在家里吧。
  Jìrán xiàyǔle, bùrú liú zài jiālǐ ba.
  Since it is raining, it would be better to stay home.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [如](https://hanziro.com/word/ru-such-as/) (rú): such as; as if

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-ru-not-equal/

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