不啻 (bù chì) — no less than; as good as; like; tantamount to
Definition
Literary adverb meaning 'no less than / tantamount to / like' — used in writing to equate one thing with another for emphasis (e.g., 'a failure tantamount to a major blow').
adverb
no less thanas good asliketantamount to
Examples
- ，不啻。Duì hěn duō rén lái shuō, zhè cì de shī bài bù chì shì yí cì zhòng dà de dǎ jī.For many people, this failure was tantamount to a major blow.
- 不啻。Tā de bāng zhù bù chì yú xuě zhōng sòng tàn.His help was like sending charcoal in snowy weather (i.e., timely assistance).
- 不啻。Zhè zhǒng biàn huà bù chì yì chǎng gé mìng.This change is no less than a revolution.
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