A 不如 B (not as good as) · A 不如 B (pas aussi bon que)
A comparison can also suggest a choice
- Two travel options are available; walking seems preferable.
- 不如走路吧。 — The speaker suggests walking as the better alternative.
A comparison can also suggest a choice
- Two travel options are available; walking seems preferable.
- not equal to不如to walk走路(suggestion)吧。 — The speaker suggests walking as the better alternative.
Two travel options are available; walking seems preferable. What does 不如走路吧。 communicate?
The speaker suggests walking as the better alternative. A 不如 B compares A unfavourably with B. The suggestion use can omit an explicit A when the alternative is recoverable.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is A 不如 B (not as good as). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这个not as good as不如that那个good好。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is A not equal to不如 B (not as good as). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这个not as good as不如that那个good好。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: This isn't as good as that: 这个 ____ 那个好。
A + 不如 + B + Adj = A is not as good as B: 这个不如那个好. · A + 不如 + B + Adj = A n'est pas aussi bon que B: 这个不如那个好.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 不如走路吧。: The speaker suggests walking as the better alternative.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, not equal to不如to walk走路(suggestion)吧。: The speaker suggests walking as the better alternative.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
不如走吧 means… · 不如走吧 signifie…
不如 + suggestion = “might as well”: 不如走吧. · 不如 + suggestion = « mieux vaut »: 不如走吧.
Know the boundary
- A 不如 B compares A unfavourably with B.
- The suggestion use can omit an explicit A when the alternative is recoverable.
Know the boundary
- A not equal to不如 B compares A unfavourably with B.
- The suggestion use can omit an explicit A when the alternative is recoverable.
In A 不如 B, B is the better one. · Dans A 不如 B, B est le meilleur des deux.
Yes — A falls short of B: 这个不如那个好. · Oui — A est inférieur à B: 这个不如那个好.
不如走路吧 means walking is forbidden.
A 不如 B compares A unfavourably with B. The suggestion use can omit an explicit A when the alternative is recoverable. The speaker suggests walking as the better alternative.
Use the distinction
- The speaker suggests walking as the better alternative.
- A 不如 B compares A unfavourably with B. The suggestion use can omit an explicit A when the alternative is recoverable.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Verbs.
Use the distinction
- The speaker suggests walking as the better alternative.
- A not equal to不如 B compares A unfavourably with B. The suggestion use can omit an explicit A when the alternative is recoverable.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Verbs.