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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
不如 see styles |
bù rú bu4 ru2 pu ju shikazu |
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to not like |
寧可 宁可 see styles |
nìng kě ning4 ke3 ning k`o ning ko neika |
preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils would rather |
寧肯 宁肯 see styles |
nìng kěn ning4 ken3 ning k`en ning ken |
would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer |
強似 强似 see styles |
qiáng sì qiang2 si4 ch`iang ssu chiang ssu |
to be better than |
強如 强如 see styles |
qiáng rú qiang2 ru2 ch`iang ju chiang ju |
to be better than |
莫如 see styles |
mò rú mo4 ru2 mo ju |
it would be better |
超す see styles |
kosu こす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) (1) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; (2) to go over (e.g. with audience); (3) to pass time (e.g. a winter); (4) to surpass; to be better than; to exceed; (5) to move house; (6) (honorific or respectful language) to go; to come |
越す see styles |
kosu こす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) (1) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; (2) to go over (e.g. with audience); (3) to pass time (e.g. a winter); (4) to surpass; to be better than; to exceed; (5) to move house; (6) (honorific or respectful language) to go; to come |
上回る see styles |
uwamawaru うわまわる |
(transitive verb) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than |
上廻る see styles |
uwamawaru うわまわる |
(transitive verb) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than |
不香嗎 不香吗 see styles |
bù xiāng ma bu4 xiang1 ma5 pu hsiang ma |
(slang) would be better (abbr. for 這錢買排骨它不香嗎|这钱买排骨它不香吗[zhe4 qian2 mai3 pai2 gu3 ta1 bu4 xiang1 ma5] for that money, a pork cutlet would be more appetizing, would it not?) |
秀でる see styles |
hiideru / hideru ひいでる |
(v1,vi) (1) to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be better (than others at something); (v1,vi) (2) to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out |
還不如 还不如 see styles |
hái bù rú hai2 bu4 ru2 hai pu ju |
to be better off ...; might as well ... |
上まわる see styles |
uwamawaru うわまわる |
(transitive verb) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than |
再好不過 再好不过 see styles |
zài hǎo bù guò zai4 hao3 bu4 guo4 tsai hao pu kuo |
couldn't be better; ideal; wonderful |
何にも勝る see styles |
naninimomasaru なににもまさる |
(exp,adj-f) (1) surpassing everything; better than anything; (exp,v5r) (2) (rare) to be better than anything |
無くもがな see styles |
nakumogana なくもがな |
(exp,adj-no) (See なくてもよい・2) can be dispensed with; be better without; useless |
比上不足比下有餘 比上不足比下有余 see styles |
bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú bi3 shang4 bu4 zu2 bi3 xia4 you3 yu2 pi shang pu tsu pi hsia yu yü |
to fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster |
Variations: |
kosu こす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) (1) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (2) to get over (e.g. hardship); (Godan verb with "su" ending) (3) to pass time (e.g. a winter); (Godan verb with "su" ending) (4) (often 超す) to surpass; to be better than; to exceed; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (5) to move house; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (6) (honorific or respectful language) (See お越し) to go; to come |
Variations: |
uwamawaru うわまわる |
(transitive verb) (See 下回る) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than |
Variations: |
uwamawaru うわまわる |
(transitive verb) (See 下回る) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than |
Variations: |
motokinimasaruurakinashi / motokinimasarurakinashi もときにまさるうらきなし |
(expression) (proverb) of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 22 results for "Be Better" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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