相
比
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By comparison in Chinese: 相比之下 (xiāng bǐ zhī xià)

xiāng bǐ zhī xià

by comparison

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Definitions

  1. 1by comparison

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相
比
之
下

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄅㄧˇ

bǐ

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 相比之下,还是这个办法更好。

    xiāng bǐ zhī xià, hái shì zhè ge bàn fǎ gèng hǎo。

    By comparison, this method is still better.

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Related words

下

xià

down

比

bǐ

to compare

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

比较

bǐ jiào

to compare

比赛

bǐ sài

competition (sports etc)

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

互相

hù xiāng

each other

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

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