还不如 háibùrú not as good as; might as well Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 还 還 hái adverb even more even more; still more; used with 比 bǐ to show an increased degree when comparing things不如 bùrú adverbverb it would be better to used to indicate a preferred alternative, often in the pattern 与其 yǔqí ... bù rú