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不亚于

búyàyú

to be no less than; not inferior to

Balanced scales hold a red bowl and a sand bowl
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Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

亚 yà

Strokes
6
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 亚

Example phrases

  • 这部纪录片的叙事张力不亚于一部成熟的剧情片。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn de xùshì zhānglì búyàyú yí bù chéngshú de jùqíngpiàn. The narrative tension of this documentary is no less than that of a mature feature film.
  • 这家小餐馆的味道不亚于大饭店。 Zhè jiā xiǎo cānguǎn de wèidao búyàyú dà fàndiàn. This small restaurant tastes no worse than a big hotel restaurant.
  • 他的汉语水平不亚于很多中国人。 Tā de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng búyàyú hěn duō Zhōngguó rén. His level of Chinese is no worse than that of many Chinese people.

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