Comparisons with "buru"

不如 means "not as good as", and can be used to make comparisons in the same way as the 比 structure.

A 不如 B adjective

Here are some examples:

• 城市 的 生活 环境 不如 乡下 舒服。
• 红茶 的 口感 不如 铁观音 清爽。
• 浙江 人 特别 会 做 生意，连 广东 人 都不如他们！

Unlike the 比 structure, the adjective in this structure can be omitted, as in the last example sentence, to give a feeling that A does not live up to, or is unequal to B.

When facing a choice, 不如 can also be used to mean "might as well" to emphasize the choice is the better of two options.

For example:

• 既然 已经 做 了 一半，你 不如 坚持 下去。
• 与其 空想，不如 马上 行动，做 出 点儿 成绩。

As above, 不如 often occurs in the 与其...不如 structure, meaning "rather than X (I) might as well Y".