倒不如

might just as well

as well

倒不如[dàobùrú]

-it'sbetterto;nobetterthan:
Thebookseemstobemoreadictionarythanoneongrammar.与其说这是本语法书，倒不如说是一本词典。
I'dsoonerdiethandothissortofthing.叫我做这种事，倒不如叫我死。

与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。
He is not so much a writer as a scholar.

你劝我停止辩论，倒不如劝我抛弃一切财产。
You might as well advise me to give up my fortune as my argument.

你倒不如把真相告诉她。
You might as well tell her the truth.

既然雨下得这么大，你与其离开倒不如待在这儿。
Since it is raining hard, you may as well stay here as leave.

我与其嫁给他，倒不如去死算了。
I may as well die as marry him.