比 bǐ — to compare; to compare with; to liken; to gesture to; to imitate
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Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #105
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Basic definition
verb
Detailed explanation
verb
- (会意。从二匕,匕亦声。甲骨文字形,象两人步调一致,比肩而行。它与“从”字同形,只是方向相反。《说文》:“二人为从,反从为比。”本义:并列;并排)
- be next or near to e.g 比肩 比物 · 比集 · 比缀
- be close to;be near to e.g 比户 · 比屋 · 比里
- compare;contrast e.g 比量 比类 · 比句
- arrive
- draw an analogy;liken to e.g 比象 · 比傅 · 比尚
- collude with e.g 朋比为奸 比周 · 比党
- be equal to e.g 比伍 · 比伉
- possess;have
- set a time limit for e.g 比捕 · 比卯
adjective
- intimate e.g 比近 · 比周 · 比昵 · 比善 · 比日 · 比世 · 比辰 · 比者 · 比岁 · 比际
- dense e.g 比甲
- harmonious
noun
- metaphor e.g 比兴 比似 · 比偶 · 比讽
- ratio e.g 三与五之比,等于五分之三
- 姓
adverb
- all e.g 比隆 · 比行
- frequently
- lately;recently
preposition
- than e.g 他比你高
- for
- till
Related words
- 比较 to compare; relatively; fairly
- 比赛 to compete; competition; match
- 比如 for example; such as
- 比例 proportion; ratio; scale
- 相比 compared with; in comparison
- 比重 proportion; specific gravity; weight
- 环比 month-on-month; period-on-period (compared with the previous period)
- 对比 contrast; comparison
- 无比 matchless
- 比分 score
- 好比 be just like/can be compared to
- 不比 unlike
- 比喻 metaphor; analogy; to liken
- 评比 to appraise and compare; to rate and rank
- 同比 (statistics) compared with the same period of the previous year; year on year; y
- 比方 for instance; analogy; example
- 比率 ratio; rate
- 比拟 to compare; to draw a parallel; to match; analogy; metaphor; comparison; to like
- 比价 price comparison; price parity
- 攀比 to make invidious comparisons; to compete with; to emulate