Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified
比
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

今天 昨天
今天 昨天

Today is hotter than yesterday.

gèng
今天 天氣 昨天
今天 天气 昨天

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

好比 hǎobǐ
人生 好比
人生 好比

Life is just like a dream.

顏色 對比 非常 強烈
颜色 对比 非常 强烈

The contrast between these two colors is very strong.

手機 性價比 非常 值得 購買
手机 性价比 非常 值得 购买

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

打算 性價比 二手車
打算 性价比 二手车

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

比例 bǐlì
老師 學生 比例
老师 学生 比例

The ratio of teachers to students is one to ten.

比如 bǐrú
這裡 許多 水果 比如 蘋果 香蕉
这里 许多 水果 比如 苹果 香蕉

There are many fruits here, such as apples and bananas.

愛好 比如 音樂
爱好 比如 音乐

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

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