day 4better, or not as good

better, or not as good

Compare people and things: “A isn’t as good as B”, “compared with…”, strengths and weaknesses.

today’s words

• 不如 bùrú · not as good as
• 相比 xiāngbǐ · compare
• 优点 yōudiǎn · strength, good point
• 缺点 quēdiǎn · weakness, shortcoming
• 优秀 yōuxiù · excellent, outstanding
• 特点 tèdiǎn · feature, characteristic
• 能力 nénglì · ability
• 自信 zìxìn · confident; self-confidence
• 强 qiáng · strong
• 普通 pǔtōng · ordinary, common
• 平常 píngcháng · usual; usually
• 相同 xiāngtóng · identical, the same
• 同样 tóngyàng · the same; equally
• 区别 qūbié · difference
• 完全 wánquán · completely; complete
• 好处 hǎochù · benefit, advantage
• 坏处 huàichù · harm, disadvantage
• 相反 xiāngfǎn · opposite; on the contrary

sentences

• 坐出租车不如坐地铁快。 · A taxi isn’t as quick as the subway.
• 跟去年相比，今年冬天更冷。 · Compared with last year, this winter is colder.
• 每个人都有自己的优点和缺点。 · Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.
• 她是我们班最优秀的学生。 · She’s the best student in our class.
• 这两个词的意思完全相同。 · These two words mean exactly the same.