比
喻

To compare in Chinese: 比喻 (bǐ yù)

bǐ yù

to compare

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to compare
  2. 2to liken to
  3. 3metaphor
  4. 4analogy
  5. 5figure of speech
  6. 6figuratively

Stroke order

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比
喻

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧˇ

bǐ

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 老师用了一个很生动的比喻。

    lǎo shī yòng le yí gè hěn shēng dòng de bǐ yù。

    The teacher used a very vivid metaphor.

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Related words

比

bǐ

to compare

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

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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