13 New HSK word(s): HSK3 还是 → → → → + hai2shi5 or; still; nevertheless; had better HSK4 最好 → → → → + zui4hao3 best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK4 只好 → → → → + zhi3hao3 without any better option; to have to; to be forced to HSK5 无奈 → → → → + wu2nai4 helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 无可奈何/无可奈何wu2 ke3 nai4 he2 HSK5 与其 → → → → + yu3qi2 rather than...; 与其/与其yu3 qi2A 不如bu4 ru2B (rather than A, better to B) HSK5 不如 → → → → + bu4ru2 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK5 改进 → → → → + gai3jin4 to improve; to make better; CL:个/个ge4 HSK5 改善 → → → → + gai3shan4 to make better; to improve; CL:个/个ge4 HSK5 宁可 → → → → + ning4ke3 preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils HSK6 上进 → → → → + shang4jin4 to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards HSK6 愈 → → → → + yu4 the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better HSK6 宁愿 → → → → + ning4yuan4 would rather; better HSK6 宁肯 → → → → + ning4ken3 would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
6 Old HSK word(s): A v;Conj 不如* → bu4ru2 not as good as/ better to A Adv;Conj 还是* → hai2shi4 still/ nevertheless/ had better/ or B v;n 改进* → gai3jin4 improve/ make better/ improvement B Adv 最好* → zui4hao3 had better/ it would be best C VA 改良* → gai3liang2 improve/ better/ reform/ amend/ C Conj 与其* → yu3qi2 with-such/ rather than/ better than
与其
你～吃点儿水果吧，别喝啤酒了。
Hay + 外面下雪了，你～多穿件衣服。
Tốt nhất + 雨下得太大了，我们～留在家里。
Đã đến + Bất lực + Khác + Không tốt như + Được cải thiện + Cải thiện + Chứ không phải + Trên + Hơn + Thích + Chứ không phải + Grade E word(s):
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| Gb | Eng | Viet |
|---|---|---|
| 祝你下一次好运。 | Better luck next time. |  → |
| 迟到总比不到好。 | Better late than never. | → |
| 他胜过他班中的同学。 | He got the better of his classmates. | → |
| 你的雨衣系上带子更好看. | Your mackintosh looks better belted. | → |
| 今年的开始将会更好。 | The commencement of this year will be better. | → |
| 我们应该更好地利用现有设备。 | We should make a better use of the existing equipment. | → |
| 练习开始前，你最好设定一个目标。 | You'd better set a goal before you start the drill. | → |
| 他们试图利用更好的方法和工具来增加生产力。 | They tried to increase production by using better methods and tools. | → |
| 既然你无法回答这个问题，我们最好再问问别人。 | Since you can't answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else. | → |
| 工会为争取更好的工作条件而罢工。 | The union struck for better work conditions. | → |
| 签定这一协议是两国关系加强的序幕。 | The signing of the agreement was a prologue to better relations between the two countries. | → |
| 一般人也许会嘲笑他的音乐，但我们更了解它。 | The multitude may laugh at his music, but we know better. | → |
| 工会运动旨在争取更高的工资和更好的工作条件。 | The Trade Union Movement works to obtain higher wages and better conditions. | → |
| 我已写一封抱怨信给国家铁路部门，总得有人要支持提高服务标准。 | I've written a letter of complaint to State Rail; somebody has got to carry the banner for better standards of service. | → |
| 和大城市中的高楼大厦和喧嚣的街道相比，他更喜欢乡间的农庄和田野。 | He likes the farms and fields in the country better than the tall buildings and busy streets in the city. | → |
| 你最好听听我要说些什么。 | You had better hear what I'll say. | → |
| 他法语还不错, 但应该再好些. | His knowledge of French is fair, but ought to be better. | → |
| 正因为他操一口流利的英语，她更爱他。 | She likes him all the better for his fluent spoken English. | → |
| 请他出去吃午饭, 那样他心情就会好些. | Offer to take him out for lunch, then (ie as a result of this) he'll feel in a better mood. | → |
| 他身体在逐步好起来。 | He is getting better by degrees. | → |
| 解铃还需系铃人。 | It's better for the doer to undo what he has done. | → |
| 铜的导电性比铁强。 | Copper conducts electricity better than iron does. | → |
| 与其给折扣，不如减价。 | Better reduce the price than allow a discount. | → |
| 秋天比任何季节都适合读书。 | Autumn is better for reading than any other season. | → |
| 铜比其他材料导电性能好。 | Copper conducts electricity better than other materials. | → |
| 你最好替我们去问问有没有房间。 | You had better see about rooms for us. | → |
| 你最好不要碰这些衣服，好避免传染病。 | You'd better not touch these coats to avoid contagion. | → |
| 他不会放弃任何机会以获得一份好工作。 | He will in no wise give up any chances to get a better job. | → |
| 她的歌声优美，此外，她的舞也跳得不错。 | She sings beautifully; what is (far) better/more, she dances well. | → |
| 一个学生犯了错误不要光去责备他，我们最好帮助他改正错误。 | Instead of railing at a student for his mistakes, we had better help him to correct them. | → |
| 两家互相竞争的纺织公司中，奖金较多，管理较好的一家很快就占了上风。 | Of two rival spinning companies, one is richer and better managed than the other, and therefore soon gets the upper hand. | → |
| 利用权力压服别人并非永远是上策, 运用说服方法或许更为可取. | Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better. | → |
| 谁也敬爱全凭一已之力奋斗成功的人，以此法获得成功当然比完全无法成功要好得多。 | Everybody like and respects self-made men; it's a great deal better to be made that that way then not to be made at all. | → |
| 我们最好在树篱下躲一躲等雨停。 | We had better get under the lee of the hedge until the rain stops. | → |
| 很遗憾你的饼烘坏了，但不要紧，下次烘得好些。 | I'm sorry the cake you baked turned out a flop; never mind, better luck next time. | → |
| 你的胃痛好些还是更坏了? | Is your stomach getting better or worse? | → |
| 【谚】与其补救于已然，不如防止于未然。 | Prevention is better than cure. | → |
| 忏悔之后他觉得好过一点，并且能安眠了。 | After confession he feels a little better and can sleep at ease. | → |
| 你难道不能想出一个比｀好＇更恰当的字眼来形容你的假日吗? | Can't you think of a better word than `nice' to describe your holiday? | → |
| 她写作比我好得多。 | She is far better than me at writing. | → |
| 我看最好还是给你做些化验。 | I think we'd better give you a few test. | → |
| 他无疑是较优秀的选手. | He is without dispute the better player. | → |
| 我们吵架时她总是占上风. | She always gets the better of our quarrels. | → |
| 最好是不服用药物自然入睡。 | It is better to sleep naturally than taking medicine. | → |
| 你本来不该笨得单独去爬山。 | You should have known better than to go mountain climbing alone. | → |
| 由于获得了新的希望，我正试图用新的眼光看待生活。 | Having gained new hope, I am trying to see life in a better light. | → |
| 有些金属容易焊，有的不容易焊。 | Some metals weld better than others. | → |
| 你最好给电线裹上绝缘胶布。 | You'd better put some insulating tape on electric wires. | → |
| 你应该对长辈和上级尊重些. | You should show greater respect for your elders and betters. | → |
| 我决定学摄影以便更能欣赏自然的美。 | I've decided to learn photography in order that I may better appreciate the beauty of nature. | → |
| 弱者被逼太甚，也会进行抗争，你最好还是给她一条出路。 | Even a worm will turn. You had better give her a way out. | → |
| 希望在新的工作岗位上，她的才干能够得到比以往更好的发挥。 | It is hoped that in her new job her talents will be better utilised than before. | → |
| 这家公司廉价出售略好一些的次品，但将大多数次品丢弃。 | The factory sells some of its better rejects cheaply, but it throws most of the rejects away. | → |
| 科学家们一直在想法子提高牲畜的质量以向市场提供更好的肉食。 | Scientists have been trying to find methods of grading up cattle to provide better meat for the market. | → |
| 【谚】与其锈坏，不如用坏。 | Better to wear out than rust out. | → |
| 预防胜于治疗（治病不如防病）。 | Prevention is better than cure. | → |
| 【谚】与其夸夸其谈，不如埋头苦干。 | It is better to do well than to say well. | → |
| 可能下雨--你最好带把伞, 以防万一（下起来）. | It may rain you'd better take an umbrella (just) in case (it does). | → |
| 喂，鲍勃。是的，这是因为线路不好。我再说大一点声音。好些了吗？ | Oh, hello, Bob. Yes, the line is not very good. I'll speak a bit louder. Is that any better? | → |
| "告诉你的朋友们你一天吃不了三大餐。""我可不想使他们不高兴，最好还是入乡随俗-何况只有一周的时间。" | "Just tell your friends you can't eat three enormous meals a day." "I wouldn't like to offend them. When in Rome, better do as the Romans do-especially as it's only for a week." | → |
| 帮助人们生活得好些是教会的责任。 | It's the job of the church to help people lead better lives. | → |
| 半条命也比全无气息强。 | Half a life is better than no breath. | → |
| 他庄重地保证把事情办好。 | He gave his solemn promise to do better. | → |
| 他们断定还是呆在原地好。 | They figured it was better to stay where they were. | → |
| 你最好不要冒险投资这么多。 | You had better not invest so much money at your peril. | → |
| 他最好发奋图强，否则会失去工作。 | He had better clean up his act, or he will be out of a job. | → |
| 你应该会发现这本书的结尾比开头好。 | You may well find that the end of the book is better than the beginning. | → |
| 如果我们想准时到达那里，我们最好加快速度。 | We'd better speed up if we want to get there in time. | → |
| 你最好把我的书给我，否则我的测验将要不及格了。 | You'd better give me my book, otherwise I'll fail my test. | → |
| 热处理的目的在于使钢材更好地适用于某一特定的用途。 | The object of heat treatment is to make the steel better suited for some specific application. | → |
| 本届政府并没有显示出应有的远见，应有的常识，不能看出这些人民正以伟大的战争来换取自由。换取更好的生活水平，过上好日子。 | I don't think this Administration has shown the foresight, has shown the knowledge, has been identified with the great fight which these people are waging to be free, to get a better standard of living, to live better. | → |
| 与其撤约还不如延期装运。 | Better to postpone the shipment than to cancel the contract. | → |
| 我以为他会变好。但事实上，他愈变愈糟。 | I thought he would get better. As it is, he is getting worse. | → |
| 如果领子不牢稳，你最好用别针把它别住。 | If the collar won't stay in place, you'd better pin it back. | → |
| 你最好变换一下饮食，不要总吃同样的东西。 | It's better to vary your diet rather than eat the same things all the time. | → |
| 公共汽车可能早到, 因此我们得稳妥点, 现在就动身. | The bus might be early, so we'd better play safe and leave now. | → |
| 孩子们经常有他们自己的天地，你最好不要干涉他们的事。 | Children are often in a world by themselves. You'd better not interfere in their business. | → |
| 新牧师访问了他教堂所属的各个家庭的每个成员，以便更好地了解他们。 | The new minister called on each of the families of his church in order to become better acquainted with them. | → |
| 有人说布什因选举大会开得不好以及竞选方法不佳而受害。可是即使两者都做得较好，结果也将是一样。我想根本问题也不在于经济。 | Some will say Mr. Bush was done in by a bad convention and a bad campaign. But if both had gone better the outcome would have been the same. And I don't think it all came down to the economy, either. | → |
| 在聚会上, 你最好同你的对手和睦相处。 | It is better to be at peace with your rivals at the party. | → |
| 比尔的母亲为比尔所属的俱乐部会员们准备热狗当点心，汤姆的母亲因此说她要招待得更好，除了给你们热狗外，另再加冰淇淋。 | Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her on better next time by giving them ho dogs and icecream. | → |
| 过去人们围着桌子一起合唱；如今则由于唱得较好这一荒唐的理由，而由一个男子独唱了。 | Once men sing together round a table in chorus; now one man sing alone for the absurd reason that he can sing better. | → |
| 许多医生推荐含有丰富食物纤维的天然食物，因为它有助于防止便秘，以取代万不得已而使用的泻药。原因显而易见－治病总是不如防病。 | Many doctors prefer a natural food, rich in dietary fibre, which will help you to avoid constipation, rather than having to resort to purgatives. The reason is obvious-prevention is always better than cure. | → |