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  • 1

    v.contrast; balance; compare

    • wǒ men kě yǐ jiāng liǎng zhǒng guān diǎn jìn xíng duì bǐ

      我们可以观点进行对比

      We can contrast the two points of view.

    • wǒ men lái duì bǐ yī xià nà liǎng wèi shī rén gè zì de xiě zuò fēng gé

      我们对比一下诗人各自写作风格

      Let's compare the writing styles of the two poets.

    • zuò zhě zài běn shū zhōng jiāng shàn yǔ è zuò le duì bǐ

      作者对比

      In this book, the writer contrasts good with evil.

  • 2

    n.ratio

    • nán nǚ shù liàng de duì bǐ wéi sān bǐ èr

      数量对比

      The ratio of men to women is three to two.

    • xué xiào li lǎo shī hé tóng xué de duì bǐ shì yī bǐ shí

      学校老师同学对比

      The ratio of teachers to classmates in school is one to ten.

    • gòng hé dǎng hé mín zhǔ dǎng de duì bǐ wéi sì bǐ liù

      共和党民主党对比

      The ratio of the republicans to democrats is four to six.

Word usage

  • Note
    "对比" is different from "对照". "对比" expresses that two or more subjects compare with each other without primary or secondary importance; "对照" epresses that one thing is the subject and the other is referenced.
  • "对比" is often matched with measure word "个"or"次".
    • 对比

      one contrast

    • 对比

      one contrast