比
bǐ
Pinyin

Definition

比
 - 
bǐ
  1. (particle used for comparison and "-er than")
  2. to compare
  3. to contrast
  4. to gesture (with hands)
  5. ratio
比
 - 
Bǐ
  1. Belgium
  2. Belgian
  3. abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]
比
 - 
bì
  1. to associate with
  2. to be near
比
 - 
bī
  1. euphemistic variant of 屄[bī]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (30)

比
Bǐ
  1. 1 Belgium
  2. 2 Belgian
  3. 3 abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]
比
bī
  1. 1 euphemistic variant of 屄[bī]
比
bǐ
  1. 1 (particle used for comparison and "-er than")
  2. 2 to compare
  3. 3 to contrast
  4. 4 to gesture (with hands)
  5. 5 ratio
比
bì
  1. 1 to associate with
  2. 2 to be near
批
pī
  1. 1 to ascertain
  2. 2 to act on
  3. 3 to criticize
  4. 4 to pass on
  5. 5 classifier for batches, lots, military flights
  6. 6 tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

Related Words (20)

比
Bǐ
  1. 1 Belgium
  2. 2 Belgian
  3. 3 abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]
同比
tóng bǐ
  1. 1 over the same period
  2. 2 year-on-year
好比
hǎo bǐ
  1. 1 to be just like
  2. 2 can be compared to
对比
duì bǐ
  1. 1 to contrast
  2. 2 contrast
  3. 3 ratio
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
性价比
xìng jià bǐ
  1. 1 cost-performance ratio

Idioms (13)

今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
  1. 1 things are very different now (idiom)
  2. 2 times have changed
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
  1. 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
  2. 2 Long may you live!
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
  1. 1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. 2 close in spirit although far away
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
  1. 1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
恩比天大
ēn bǐ tiān dà
  1. 1 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这款比较符合我们的需求。最小起订量多少？
zhè kuǎn bǐjiào fúhé wǒmen de xūqiú 。zuìxiǎoqǐdìngliàng duōshao ？
This model meets our need. What’s the minimum order quantity?
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掌柜的生气了，常常骂他。他只是笑嘻嘻地赔小心道千字比十字只多一小撇不是差不多吗？”
zhǎngguì de shēngqì le ，chángcháng mà tā 。tā zhǐshì xiàoxīxī de péixiǎoxīn dào qiān zì bǐ shí zì zhǐ duō yī xiǎo piě búshi chàbuduō ma ？”
This infuriated the bank manager and he would often reprimand him. Mr. Chabuduo's response to these incidents was always to reply with a smirk: "The number for 1,000 “千” differed from the number for 10 “十” by only one simple stroke - isn't that close enough?"
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我认为李先生不怎么合适，我比较喜欢张小姐。
wǒ rènwéi Lǐ xiānsheng bùzěnme héshì ，wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan Zhāng xiǎojie 。
I don’t think Mr. Lee is that suitable for the role. I prefer Ms. Chang.
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主管，他总是喜欢拖延，我比较不喜欢和他一起工作。
zhǔguǎn ，tā zǒngshì xǐhuan tuōyán ，wǒ bǐjiào bù xǐhuan hé tā yīqǐ gōngzuò 。
Mister, he has a tendency to procrastinate. I don’t really like to work with him.
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比较
bǐjiào
to compare
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这我比较没经验。
zhè wǒ bǐjiào méi jīngyàn 。
I’m not as experienced.
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一定、一定，不过我还想比较其他款式。
yīdìng 、yīdìng ，bùguò wǒ hái xiǎng bǐjiào qítā kuǎnshì 。
Most certainly. But I still want to see other models.
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不是吧，只是比较累而已，好好休息就没事了。
búshi ba ，zhǐshì bǐjiào lèi éryǐ ，hǎohǎo xiūxi jiù méishì le 。
No. You are just tired. A good rest will help.
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去年已经很热了，今年比去年还热。
qùnián yǐjīng hěn rè le ，jīnnián bǐ qùnián hái rè 。
It was already very hot last year and yet this year is hotter than last year.
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他比你还用功，难怪能考第一名！
tā bǐ nǐ hái yònggōng ，nánguài néng kǎo dìyī míng ！
He’s more hardworking than you, no wonder he came in first!
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