Hanzi
Traditional
比
Simplified
比

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)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

bǐ, bì, pí, pǐ

Bopomofo

ㄅㄧˇ, ㄅㄧˋ, ㄆㄧˊ, ㄆㄧˇ

Jyutping

bei2

Example sentences

比 bǐ
今天比昨天熱。
今天比昨天热。

Today is hotter than yesterday.

更 gèng
今天的天氣比昨天更好。
今天的天气比昨天更好。

Today's weather is even better than yesterday's.

好比 hǎobǐ
人生好比一場夢。
人生好比一场梦。

Life is just like a dream.

對比 / 对比 duìbǐ
這兩種顏色的對比非常強烈。
这两种颜色的对比非常强烈。

The contrast between these two colors is very strong.

性價比 / 性价比 xìngjiàbǐ
這款手機的性價比很高，非常值得購買。
这款手机的性价比很高，非常值得购买。

The price-performance ratio of this phone is very high; it's very worth buying.

二手車 / 二手车 èrshǒuchē
他打算買一輛性價比高的二手車。
他打算买一辆性价比高的二手车。

He plans to buy a used car with high cost-performance.

比例 bǐlì
老師和學生的比例是一比十。
老师和学生的比例是一比十。

The ratio of teachers to students is one to ten.

比如 bǐrú
選禮物時，可以先想對方的興趣，比如音樂或料理。
选礼物时，可以先想对方的兴趣，比如音乐或料理。

When choosing a gift, you can first think about the other person's interests, such as music or cooking.

愛好 / 爱好 àihào
他有很多愛好，比如看書和聽音樂。
他有很多爱好，比如看书和听音乐。

He has many hobbies, such as reading and listening to music.

Example Vocabulary

比

bi3

to compare; than

好比

hao3'bi3

just like; can be compared to

對比

dui4'bi3

contrast; ratio; comparison

性價比

xing4'jia4'bi3

price-performance ratio; value for money

比例

bi3'li4

ratio; proportion

比如

bi3'ru2

for example; such as

丘比特

今非昔比

jin1'fei1'xi2'bi3

伊比利亞半島

利比亞

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