与其等着,不如先做。
Yǔqí děng zhe, bùrú xiān zuò.
English
Rather than waiting, better start doing.
rather than
rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.
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与其等着,不如先做。
Yǔqí děng zhe, bùrú xiān zuò.
Rather than waiting, better start doing.
与其生气,不如想办法。
Yǔqí shēngqì, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.
Rather than being angry, find a way.
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.