Not inferior to / on par with (不亚于)

Structure A + 不亚于 + B

不亚于 (bù yà yú) states that something is by no means inferior to another, i.e. it matches or even surpasses it, especially in QUALITY, merit or standing: 他的水平不亚于专业选手 = "his level is fully on par with a professional's". It belongs to written register and carries implicit praise. Take care not to confuse it with 不下于 (bù xià yú), which stresses a numerical or quantitative floor ("no less than"). Here 亚 means "inferior, second", so 不亚于 = "to come second to no one in".

Examples

这zhè位wèi业yè余yú画huà家jiā的de功gōng力lì不bù亚yà于yú专zhuān业yè画huà师shī。
This amateur painter's skill is in no way inferior to a professional's.
小xiǎo城chéng的de夜yè景jǐng之zhī美měi不bù亚yà于yú任rèn何hé大dà都dū市shì。
The beauty of the small town's night scenery is on par with that of any metropolis.
这zhè项xiàng发fā明míng的de意yì义yì不bù亚yà于yú一yī场chǎng技jì术shù革gé命mìng。
The significance of this invention is no less than that of a technological revolution.

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