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比不上

bǐ bù shàng · bi bu shang

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  1. can't compare with
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Better coffee downstairs

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is the coffee in this café?

  2. Dengdeng

    不错(bùcuò)，可是(kěshì)比不上(bǐbùshàng)我家(wǒjiā)楼下(lóuxià)那家(nàjiā)。

    Not bad, but it cannot compare with the one downstairs from my home.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)那家(nàjiā)吧(ba)？

    Then shall we go to that one?

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)那家(nàjiā)现在(xiànzài)没有(méiyǒu)座位(zuòwèi)。

    Okay, but that one has no seats now.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)家(jiā)虽然(suīrán)比不上(bǐbùshàng)楼下(lóuxià)那(nà)家(jiā)，但是(dànshì)有(yǒu)座位(zuòwèi)，我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)喝(hē)吧(ba)。

    This one cannot compare with the one downstairs, but it has seats, so let us drink here.

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2 examples
01

人(rén)造(zào)皮(pí)革(gé)是(shì)比(bǐ)不(bu)上(shàng)真(zhēn)皮(pí)的(de)。

Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)厨(chú)艺(yì)比(bǐ)不(bu)上(shàng)我(wǒ)的(de)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)。

I cannot cook as well as my mother does.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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