- 匕(kneeling person (pictograph); two people paired)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing beside each other to compare who is better or worse — that is the character Tỉ.
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比
比
⽐Radical 81 · 4 strokes
(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
HSK 2 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)7 meanings#236
MEANING7 meanings
MEANING
- 壹介preposition
(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
中用来比较两个事物的差别或优劣；表示一个事物超过另一个事物yònglái bǐjiào liǎng ge shìwù de chābiè huò yōuliè；biǎoshì yī ge shìwù chāoguò lìng yī ge shìwù
- 。
He is taller than me.
- 。
Today's homework is harder than yesterday's.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- 。
The number of students increases year by year.
- ，，！
How could I possibly compare to you? You've got an iron rice bowl — you'll never go hungry!
- “” – “, ”
"It's really hot today." – "You're telling me, much hotter than yesterday."
- 貳动verb
to compare
中对照两个东西找出相同或不同的地方duìzhào liǎng ge dōngxi zhǎochū xiāngtóng huò búntóng de dìfang
- 。
Let's compare a bit.
- ，？
Compare these two outfits and see which one suits you better.
- 參名noun
ratio
中两个数量相除所得的结果liǎng gè shùliàng xiāngchú suǒ déde jiéguǒ
- ？
What is this ratio?
- 。
The ratio of men to women is approximately three to one.
- 肆动verb
to gesture
中用手或身体做动作来表示意思yòng shǒu huò shēntǐ zuò dòngzuò lái biǎoshì yìsi
- 。
He made a gesture.
- ，。
She gestured with her hand to show us the direction, telling us to go left.
- 伍名noun
Belgium
中欧洲国家，首都是布鲁塞尔ōuzhōu guójiā，shǒudu shì Búlǔsè
- 。
Belgium is a European country.
- 。
The capital of Belgium is Brussels.
- 陸名noun
Belgian
中欧洲国家，首都是布鲁塞尔Ōuzhōu guójiā, shǒudū shì Bùlǔxiāi
- 。
Belgium is a country.
- 。
Last year he went to Belgium to visit a museum.
- 柒介preposition
(Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
中用来表示两个人或事物进行比较、对照yònglái biǎoshì liǎng ge rén huò shìwù jìnxíng bǐjiào、duìzhào
- 。
Her grades are much better than mine.
比
⽐Radical 81 · 4 strokes
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
HSK 2 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)1 meaning#236
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
中女性生殖器官的俗语nǚxìng shēngzhí qìguān de súyǔ
- ''。
He used the character 'bī' as a substitute for that vulgar word.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
RELATED
SYNONYMS1
比
⽐Radical 81 · compare
(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
HSK 2 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)7 meanings4 strokes#236
MEANING7 meanings
MEANING
- 壹介preposition
(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
中用来比较两个事物的差别或优劣；表示一个事物超过另一个事物yònglái bǐjiào liǎng ge shìwù de chābiè huò yōuliè；biǎoshì yī ge shìwù chāoguò lìng yī ge shìwù
- 。
He is taller than me.
- 。
Today's homework is harder than yesterday's.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- 。
The number of students increases year by year.
- ，，！
How could I possibly compare to you? You've got an iron rice bowl — you'll never go hungry!
- “” – “, ”
"It's really hot today." – "You're telling me, much hotter than yesterday."
- 貳动verb
to compare
中对照两个东西找出相同或不同的地方duìzhào liǎng ge dōngxi zhǎochū xiāngtóng huò búntóng de dìfang
- 。
Let's compare a bit.
- ，？
Compare these two outfits and see which one suits you better.
- 參名noun
ratio
中两个数量相除所得的结果liǎng gè shùliàng xiāngchú suǒ déde jiéguǒ
- ？
What is this ratio?
- 。
The ratio of men to women is approximately three to one.
- 肆动verb
to gesture
中用手或身体做动作来表示意思yòng shǒu huò shēntǐ zuò dòngzuò lái biǎoshì yìsi
- 。
He made a gesture.
- ，。
She gestured with her hand to show us the direction, telling us to go left.
- 伍名noun
Belgium
中欧洲国家，首都是布鲁塞尔ōuzhōu guójiā，shǒudu shì Búlǔsè
- 。
Belgium is a European country.
- 。
The capital of Belgium is Brussels.
- 陸名noun
Belgian
中欧洲国家，首都是布鲁塞尔Ōuzhōu guójiā, shǒudū shì Bùlǔxiāi
- 。
Belgium is a country.
- 。
Last year he went to Belgium to visit a museum.
- 柒介preposition
(Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
中用来表示两个人或事物进行比较、对照yònglái biǎoshì liǎng ge rén huò shìwù jìnxíng bǐjiào、duìzhào
- 。
Her grades are much better than mine.
比
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
中女性生殖器官的俗语nǚxìng shēngzhí qìguān de súyǔ
- ''。
He used the character 'bī' as a substitute for that vulgar word.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 匕(kneeling person (pictograph); two people paired)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing beside each other to compare who is better or worse — that is the character Tỉ.
RELATED
RELATED
SYNONYMS1
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