比较

Character by character

• 比bǐ4 strokesHSK 1to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
• 较jiào10 strokesHSK 3 traditional 較compare; comparatively, more

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Example sentences

• 哪个比较贵？

  Nǎ ge bǐ jiào guì

  Which one is more expensive?

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• 我现在比较忙。

  Wǒ xiàn zài bǐ jiào máng

  I'm pretty busy right now.

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• 我回家比较好。

  Wǒ huí jiā bǐ jiào hǎo

  I'd better get back home.

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• 谁比较高，你还是我？

  Shéi bǐ jiào gāo nǐ hái shi wǒ

  Who's taller, you or me?

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 比较. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 比bǐHSK 1

  to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

• 比赛bǐ sàiHSK 3

  competition (sports etc); match; to compete

• 比如bǐ rúHSK 2

  for example; for instance; such as

• 比如说bǐ rú shuōHSK 2

  for example

• 较jiàoHSK 3

  to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiǎo]

• 相比xiāng bǐHSK 3

  to compare

• 无比wú bǐHSK 7

  incomparable; matchless

• 比例bǐ lìHSK 3

  proportion; scale

• 比分bǐ fēnHSK 4

  score

• 对比duì bǐHSK 4

  to contrast; contrast; ratio

• 较量jiào liàngHSK 7

  to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble

• 比喻bǐ yùHSK 7

  to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively

• 好比hǎo bǐHSK 7

  to be just like; can be compared to

• 计较jì jiàoHSK 7

  to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem

• 比方bǐ fangHSK 5

  analogy; instance; for instance

• 比不上bǐ bù shàngHSK 7

  can't compare with

• 比起bǐ qǐHSK 7

  compared with

• 比重bǐ zhòngHSK 5

  proportion; specific gravity

• 相比之下xiāng bǐ zhī xiàHSK 7

  by comparison

• 较劲jiào jìnHSK 7

  to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort

• 百分比bǎi fēn bǐHSK 7

  percentage

• 比试bǐ shìHSK 7

  to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring

• 比比皆是bǐ bǐ jiē shìHSK 7

  can be found everywhere

• 性价比xìng jià bǐHSK 7

  cost-performance ratio