Chinese word

不亚于

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù yà yú

Meaning

  • verbbe no worse than

Example

今天的成绩不亚于昨天的成绩。jīn tiān de chéng jì bú yà yú zuó tiān de chéng jì

Today's results are no worse than yesterday's.

Illustration for 不亚于 (be no worse than)

More examples

这家企业的产品质量不亚于国际标准。zhè jiā qǐ yè de chán pǐn zhì liàng bú yà yú guó jì biāo zhǔn

The quality of this company's products is no worse than international standards.

Core concept

A person or result stays at the same level as the comparison point instead of falling below it.

Common phrases

  • 质量不亚于国际标准zhì liàng bú yà yú guó jì biāo zhǔn

    quality be no worse than international standards

  • 成绩不亚于预期chéng jì bú yà yú yù qī

    results be no worse than expected

  • 服务不亚于一线品牌fú wù bú yà yú yí xiàn pǐn pái

    service be no worse than leading brands

Similar words

不比……差bù bǐ chà: Uses everyday language to say that one thing is no poorer or weaker than another.
和……一样hé yí yàng: Expresses that two things are equal in quality, level, or performance.
不输给bù shū gěi: Expresses that a person or thing is not beaten in ability, strength, or results.
比得上bǐ de shàng: Expresses that a person or thing can match the quality, ability, or level of a comparison point.

Definition in Chinese

表示在质量、程度或表现上不比比较对象差，至少与之相当，常用于书面或正式场合的比较。biǎo shì zài zhì liàng chéng dù huò biǎo xiàn shàng bù bǐ bǐ jiào duì xiàng chà zhì shǎo yǔ zhī xiāng dāng cháng yòng yú shū miàn huò zhèng shì chǎng hé de bǐ jiào

Word origin

不亚于 (bùyàyú, "be no worse than") combines 不 (bù, "not") with 亚于 (yàyú, "be inferior to"), so denying inferiority expresses a formal comparison of equal or better quality.

Usage tips

  • This expression suits reports, essays, and other formal comparisons; everyday speech often uses simpler comparison patterns instead.

Other meanings

  • be equal toverb

Opposites

  • 不如bù rúnot be as good asverb
  • 逊于xùn yúbe inferior toverb

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