莫如

mòrú

conjunction #98,824

Meanings

Yǔqí děng tā lái, mòrú zìjǐ qù zhǎo tā.

Rather than wait for him to come, you may as well go look for him yourself.

Xiàyǔ le, mòrú zài jiā kàn shū.

It's raining — better to stay home and read.

Qiúrén mòrú qiú jǐ.

Asking others is no better than relying on yourself.

grammar

Often paired with 与其 in the pattern 与其 A，莫如 B = 'rather than A, better to B.' Synonyms: 不如 (bùrú), 不若 (bùruò). Slightly more literary than 不如.

莫 mò

如 rú