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  • 1

    v.compare; contrast; compete; emulate

    • zhè jiā lǚ guǎn de fú wù shuí yě bǐ bù shàng

      旅馆服务

      This hotel can't be matched for its good service.

    • zán liǎ bǐ yī bǐ kàn shéi gèng gāo

      咱俩

      Let's stand back to back and see who is taller.

    • wǒ men yào bǐ shuí xiān jìn

      我们先进

      We need to compare who is more advanced.

  • 2

    prep.than

    • sān yù wǔ zhī bǐ děng yú wǔ fēn zhī sān

      等于

      The ratio of three to five is three fifths.

    • bǐ děng yú

      126等于2

      12 to 6 is equal to 2.

    • bǐ děng yú

      84等于2

      8 to 4 equals 2.

  • 3

    v.draw an analogy; liken to; be similar to

    • wǒ bù bǐ tā

      I am not like her.

    • nǐ bǐ bù shàng wǒ

      You can't compare to me.

    • zhè ge méi fǎ bǐ

      这个

      This is incomparable.

  • 4

    v.be the ratio of; ratio

    • tóu piào de jié guǒ shì qī bǐ yī

      投票结果

      The result of the vote was seven to one.

    • zhè liǎng gè shù zhí chéng zhèng bǐ

      数值

      These two values are directly proportional.

    • zhè liǎng gè shù zhí chéng fǎn bǐ

      数值

      These two values are inversely proportional.

  • 5

    v.metaphor in poetry

    • rén men jīng cháng bǎ cōng ming de rén bǐ zuò zhū gě liàng

      人们经常聪明诸葛亮

      People often compare a clever person to Zhuge Liang.

    • nǐ bǎ tā bǐ wéi zhì zhě

      智者

      You compare him to a wise man.

    • tā bèi bǐ wéi wěi rén

      伟人

      He was compared to a great man.

  • 6

    v.to (in a score)

    • bǐ sài jié guǒ shì èr bǐ yī

      比赛结果

      The game ended one all.

    • yǐ sì bǐ èr huò shèng

      获胜

      win the match by a score of three to two

  • 7

    v.fmlclose together; next to; stand close together

    • bǐ jiān

      shoulder to shoulder

  • 8

    v.fmlattach oneself to; cling to; collude with

    • péng bǐ wèi jiān

      为奸

      act in collusion with

  • 9

    adj.fmlrecently

    • bǐ wén

      recently heard

  • 10

    v.gesticulate; gesture

    • lián shuō dài bǐ

      gesticulate as one says

  • 11

    v.copy; model after

    • bǐ zhe jiù yī zuò xīn yī

      pattern a new garment on an old one

    • bǐ hú lu huà piáo

      葫芦

      draw a gourd ladle on a calabash

  • 12

    v.dialbe trained on; be directed at: aim at

    • ná qiāng bǐ rén

      point a gun at people

Words and phrases with 比

Word usage

  • Note
    "比" is used to compare the differences of degree; and "跟" or "同" shows similarities and dissimilarities.

Similar-form characters to 比

Chinese Characters with pinyin

  • writing or drawing instrument; technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing
  • that; the other party
  • mean; I
  • cause
  • type of ancient spoon; dagger