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Compared with in Chinese: 比起 (bǐ qǐ)

bǐ qǐ

compared with

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Definitions

  1. 1compared with

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起

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ㄅㄧˇ

bǐ

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 比起去年,今年的天气暖和多了。

    bǐ qǐ qù nián, jīn nián de tiān qì nuǎn huo duō le。

    Compared with last year, this year's weather is much warmer.

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Related words

比

bǐ

to compare

起

qǐ

to rise

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

比较

bǐ jiào

to compare

比赛

bǐ sài

competition (sports etc)

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

比例

bǐ lì

proportion

比如

bǐ rú

for example

对比

duì bǐ

to contrast

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