Grammar pattern · HSK 5

与其…不如…

与其 + less preferred choice,不如 + preferred choice

How it works

Use this structure to compare two options and recommend the second.

与其担心结果,不如认真准备。

Yǔqí dānxīn jiéguǒ, bùrú rènzhēn zhǔnbèi.

Rather than worry about the result, it is better to prepare carefully.

Common mistake: The preferred option belongs after 不如.

Quick practice

不如 follows…