# 不如说 (bùrúshuō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不如说 (bùrúshuō) means “more accurately; rather say”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: more accurately; rather say
- Pinyin: bùrúshuō (bu4 ru2 shuo1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 与其说他节俭，不如说他小气。
  Yǔqí shuō tā jiéjiǎn, bùrúshuō tā xiǎoqì.
  Rather than saying he is frugal, it's better to say he is stingy.

## Characters

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

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-ru-shuo-more-accurately/

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