还不如

還不如

háibùrú

conjunction

Meanings

Yǔqí děng tā, háibùrú zìjǐ qù.

Rather than wait for him, we might as well go ourselves.

Zhè jiā cāntīng háibùrú shàng cì nà jiā.

This restaurant isn't as good as the one we went to last time.

Tiānqì zhème chà, háibùrú dāi zài jiā lǐ.

The weather is so bad, we might as well stay home.

grammar

Often paired with 与其 (yǔqí): 与其A,还不如B — 'rather than A, might as well B'. B is presented as the better option.

还 hái

不 bù

如 rú