A 不亚于 B
A is no less than B; A is a match for B
Structure
A 不亚于 B
What it means
亚 means “second to”, so A 不亚于 B says A is not second to B: A reaches the level of B, the yardstick.
How it is built
A + 不亚于 + B (the famous or stronger side): 这家小饭馆的菜不亚于大酒店 (this little restaurant’s food is a match for a big hotel’s). Strengthen with 丝毫 or 一点儿也: 丝毫不亚于.
When to use it
Written and a little formal. B is usually the famous or stronger benchmark. It works for bad things too: 这次台风的损失不亚于十年前那一次.
Watch out
✗ 不亚于比大酒店。 ✓ 不亚于大酒店。 No 比. And don’t confuse it with 不如 (“not as good as”), which says the opposite.
Examples
有影评认为，片中的特效已经不亚于好莱坞大片。
Some critics think the film’s effects are now a match for any Hollywood blockbuster.
这家小饭馆的菜，味道一点儿也不亚于大酒店。
The food at this little restaurant is every bit as good as at a big hotel.
这次台风造成的损失，不亚于十年前的那一次。
The damage done by this typhoon is no less than that of the one ten years ago.
Learn this in Lesson 66 · HSK 6: 《哪吒2》与中国电影 (Ne Zha 2 and Chinese cinema)
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