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  • v.be next/second to; be inferior to; next to something (in order or importance)

    • bù cì yú bié rén

      次于别人

      be second to none

    • jǐn cì yú

      次于

      be next only to

    • dōng yìn dù qún dǎo de yī zhǒng mù mián shù shēng chǎn cì yú mù mián de xiān wéi

      印度群岛木棉生产次于木棉纤维

      The silk cotton tree in East Indian yields fibers inferior to kapok.

    • suī rán fēng gé zhòng yào xìng shì cì yú nèi róng dàn qí réng rán zhòng yào

      虽然风格重要性次于内容仍然重要

      Though style is secondary to content, it is nevertheless important.