不比 (bù bǐ) — not as ... as; no more ... than; not necessarily

Definition

Examples

• 他不比我高，但跑得比我快。
  Tā bù bǐ wǒ gāo, dàn pǎo dé bǐ wǒ kuài.
  He is not taller than me, but he runs faster than me.
• 这个办法不比那个好，但更省钱。
  Zhè ge bàn fǎ bù bǐ nà ge hǎo, dàn gèng shěng qián.
  This method is not necessarily better than that one, but it saves more money.
• 北京的冬天不比哈尔滨冷，但也零下好几度。
  Běi jīng de dōng tiān bù bǐ hā ěr bīn lěng, dàn yě líng xià hǎo jǐ dù.
  Beijing's winter is not as cold as Harbin's, but it's still several degrees below zero.

Grammar