比
bǐ
HSK level: HSK 2
Meaning
to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
Other reading: bī
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
Other reading: Bǐ
Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
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Examples
他比我高。
tā bǐ wǒ gāo。
He's taller than me.
我比你高。
wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo。
I'm taller than you.
我比你矮。
wǒ bǐ nǐ ǎi。
I'm shorter than you.
Words with this character
比赛 bǐ sài competition比较 bǐ jiào to compare比如 bǐ rú for example比如说 bǐ rú shuō for example相比 xiāng bǐ to compare无比 wú bǐ incomparable比例 bǐ lì proportion比分 bǐ fēn score对比 duì bǐ to contrast比喻 bǐ yù to compare好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like比方 bǐ fang analogy比不上 bǐ bù shàng can't compare with比起 bǐ qǐ compared with比重 bǐ zhòng proportion相比之下 xiāng bǐ zhī xià by comparison百分比 bǎi fēn bǐ percentage比试 bǐ shì to have a competition比比皆是 bǐ bǐ jiē shì can be found everywhere性价比 xìng jià bǐ cost-performance ratio比萨 bǐ sà pizza不比 bù bǐ unlike比亚 Bǐ yà Bia, daughter of Pallas and Styx in Greek mythology, personification of violence