比不上 meaning in English

bǐ bu shàng

can't compare with

HSK 7-911 strokes

Meaning of 比不上

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bǐbùshàng
  1. can't compare with

比不上 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā在zài各gè方fāng面miàn都dōu比bǐ不bù上shàng你nǐ。
He is inferior to you in all respects.
我wǒ的de厨chú艺yì比bǐ不bù上shàng我wǒ的de母mǔ亲qīn。
I cannot cook as well as my mother does.
人rén造zào皮pí革gé是shì比bǐ不bù上shàng真zhēn皮pí的de。
Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

比 bǐ · to compare · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

不 bù · no · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

上 shàng · up · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 比不上.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
马上mǎshàngat once; right away
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
早上zǎoshangearly morning
上次shàng cìlast time
路上lùshangon the road; on the way; en route
上班shàngbānto go to work; to be on duty
上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
地上dìshangon the ground; on the floor

Questions about 比不上

What does 比不上 mean?

比不上 (bǐ bu shàng) means "can't compare with".

How do you write 比不上?

比不上 is made of 3 characters: 比 (4 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 上 (3 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 比不上 an HSK word?

Yes. 比不上 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.