ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.compare one to another; liken one to another

    • rén shēng cháng cháng bèi bǐ yù chéng yī duàn lǚ chéng

      人生常常比喻旅程

      Life is often likened to a journey.

    • wǒ men cháng cháng bǎ diàn hè de liú dòng bǐ yù wéi shuǐ de liú dòng

      我们常常电荷流动比喻流动

      We often compare the flow of electrical charges to the flow of water.

    • shī rén yòng bào fēng yǔ lái bǐ yù gé mìng dòu zhēng

      诗人暴风雨比喻革命斗争

      Poets use storms as a metaphor for revolutionary struggle.

  • 2

    n.metaphor; analogy

    • zhè shì ge qià dàng de bǐ yù

      恰当比喻

      This is an appropriate metaphor.

    • zhè shì yī gè bǐ yù shuō fa

      比喻说法

      This is a figure of speech

    • tā de zuò pǐn zhōng yòng le yī xiē jué miào de bǐ yù hú àn yù

      作品一些绝妙比喻暗喻

      She uses some wonderful images and metaphors in her writing.

Word usage

  • "比喻" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 比喻

      one metaphor