与其说她是我的朋友,不如说她只是一个我认识的人。

She is more of an acquaintance than a friend.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 与其 rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
=2 shuì to persuade
=2 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=2 shuō variant of shuō
3 she
=4 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=4 shì variant of shì
5
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=6 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=6 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=6 really and truly
=6 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=7 朋友 péngyou friend

classifiers: ,

=7 朋友 péngyǒu
  1. (archaic) large number of retainers
  2. (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  3. designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  4. large number of retainers
8 不如
  1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
  2. it would be better to
=9 shuì to persuade
=9 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=9 shuō variant of shuō
10 she
11 只是 zhǐshì
  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however
=12 一个 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=12 一个
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
13
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
14 认识 rènshi
  1. to know
  2. to recognize
  3. to be familiar with
  4. to get acquainted with sb
  5. knowledge
  6. understanding
  7. awareness
  8. cognition
=15 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=15 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=15 really and truly
=15 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
16 rén person; people

classifiers: ,