倒不如 dàobùrú be no better than Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents dàobùrú be no better than 倒 dào [unexpected/contrary] Used to show that something is contrary to what was expected, thought, or intended.不如 bùrú not as good as not equal to; inferior to; to be not as good asdàobùrú it would be better to 倒 dào [unexpected/contrary] Used to show that something is contrary to what was expected, thought, or intended.不如 bùrú it would be better to used to indicate a preferred alternative, often in the pattern 与其 yǔqí ... bù rú
