比

To compare in Chinese: 比 (bǐ)

bǐ

to compare

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to compare
  2. 2(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  3. 3ratio
  4. 4to gesture
  5. 5(Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

Stroke order

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比

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧˇ

bǐ

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我比他高。

    wǒ bǐ tā gāo。

    I am taller than he.

  • 他比你笨。

    tā bǐ nǐ bèn。

    He's dumber than you.

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Related words

比较

bǐ jiào

to compare

比赛

bǐ sài

competition (sports etc)

比例

bǐ lì

proportion

比如

bǐ rú

for example

对比

duì bǐ

to contrast

相比

xiāng bǐ

to compare

比分

bǐ fēn

score

比方

bǐ fang

analogy

比重

bǐ zhòng

proportion

比起

bǐ qǐ

compared with

比试

bǐ shì

to have a competition

比喻

bǐ yù

to compare

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