还不如 還不如
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú ㄏㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ waan4 bat1 jyu4 高階級 · Level 4
- to be better off ...
- might as well ...
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还 還
- 偿还 償還 cháng huán ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ soeng4 waan4 to repay; to reimburse
- 归还 歸還 guī huán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwai1 waan4 to return sth
- 返还 返還 fǎn huán ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ faan2 waan4 restitution
- 还原 還原 huán yuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ waan4 jyun4 to restore to the original state
- 还好 還好 hái hǎo ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ waan4 hou2 not bad; pretty good
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- 还是 還是 hái shi ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄕ waan4 si6 still (as before)
- 还有 還有 hái yǒu ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ waan4 jau5 there still remain(s); there is (or are) still
- 还款 還款 huán kuǎn ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇ waan4 fun2 repayment
- 讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià ㄊㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3 to haggle over price
- 交还 交還 jiāo huán ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gaau1 waan4 to return sth
- 回还 回還 huí huán ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ wui4 waan4 to return
- 奉还 奉還 fèng huán ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ fung6 waan4 to return with thanks
- 往还 往還 wǎng huán ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ wong5 waan4 to contact; to have dealings (with sb)
- 掷还 擲還 zhì huán ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ zaak6 waan4 please return (an item sent in the mail)
- 放还 放還 fàng huán ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ fong3 waan4 to release (a hostage)
- 璧还 璧還 bì huán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ bik1 waan4 return (a borrowed object) with thanks
- 生还 生還 shēng huán ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˊ sang1 waan4 to return alive
- 讨还 討還 tǎo huán ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ tou2 waan4 to ask for sth back
- 追还 追還 zhuī huán ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ zeoi1 waan4 to recover (lost property or money)
- 退还 退還 tuì huán ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ teoi3 waan4 to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
如
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 不如 bù rú ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ bat1 jyu4 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- 例如 lì rú ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ lai6 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 假如 jiǎ rú ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ gaa2 jyu4 if
- 如一 rú yī ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ jyu4 jat1 consistent
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- 如下 rú xià ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jyu4 haa6 as follows
- 如今 rú jīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣ jyu4 gam1 nowadays; now
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 如同 rú tóng ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jyu4 tung4 like
- 如实 如實 rú shí ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊ jyu4 sat6 as things really are
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 如果 rú guǒ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jyu4 gwo2 if; in case; in the event that
- 如此 rú cǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyu4 ci2 like this; so; such
- 正如 zhèng rú ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ zing3 jyu4 just as
- 比如 bǐ rú ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ bei2 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 犹如 猶如 yóu rú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ jau4 jyu4 similar to; like
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 譬如 pì rú ㄆㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ pei3 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 如果说 如果說 rú guǒ shuō ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jyu4 gwo2 seoi3 if
- 比如说 比如說 bǐ rú shuō ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bei2 jyu4 seoi3 for example
Idioms with these characters
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 借尸还魂 借屍還魂 jiè shī huán hún ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
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- 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ji1 gam2 waan4 hoeng1 lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom)
- 以眼还眼 以眼還眼 yǐ yǎn huán yǎn ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- 乍暖还寒 乍暖還寒 zhà nuǎn huán hán ㄓㄚˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ zaa3 nyun5 waan4 hon4 (idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 爱财如命 愛財如命 ài cái rú mìng ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ oi3 coi4 jyu4 ming6 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí ㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
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- 暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄟˊ bou6 tiu3 jyu4 leoi4 (idiom) to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 不过如此 不過如此 bù guò rú cǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ bat1 gwo3 jyu4 ci2 (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 赤贫如洗 赤貧如洗 chì pín rú xǐ ㄔˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
Example sentences
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监狱 監獄 生活 比做 畜牲 还不如 還不如 。
Life in prison is worse than the life of an animal.
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你 还不如 還不如 立刻 退出 这个 這個 俱乐部 俱樂部 。
You may as well withdraw from the club right away.
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望 着 著 天花板 发呆 發呆 , 还不如 還不如 读 讀 一 读 讀 小说 小說 。
You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.
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