WordTaiwan frequency #25,612
大不如前
ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
“far worse than before; greatly inferior to the past”
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大
ㄉㄚˋ
Big; large; great; vast; elder; eldest; important; profound; to a great extent; to emphasize; (dialect) father or uncle.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
如
ㄖㄨˊ
As; like; as if; as though; to go to; to reach; to compare with; to follow; to obey; to conform to; indicating an example.
前
ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Front; forward; ahead; preceding; former; before; ago; in the past; future; first in sequence.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 如果ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇif; in case; supposing; in the event that.
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 大陸ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋmainland China (in Taiwan usage); continent; mainland (as opposed to islands or coastal areas).
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 大家ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚeveryone; all people; a great expert or master; an influential or prominent family
- 大學ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊuniversity; college; institution of higher education; the Great Learning, a Confucian classic; in ancient times, a school for adult education
- 目前ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊat the present time; currently; now; at this moment
- 如何ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊhow; in what way; what method; why; what to do
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 如此ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇlike this; so; such; in this way; to this extent.