比 bǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 比 — to compare, liken
- Made of
- 匕 spoon, ladle 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
比
bǐ
to compare; than
Character
Example phrases
- 今天比昨天热。 Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè. Today is hotter than yesterday.
- 他比我高。 Tā bǐ wǒ gāo. He is taller than me.
- 我哥哥比我大。 Wǒ gēge bǐ wǒ dà. My older brother is older than me.
- 飞机比火车快。 Fēijī bǐ huǒchē kuài. Planes are faster than trains.
- 这个手机比那个贵。 Zhè ge shǒujī bǐ nà ge guì. This phone is more expensive than that one.
- 妹妹比李月小两岁。 Mèimei bǐ Lǐ Yuè xiǎo liǎng suì. The younger sister is two years younger than Li Yue.
- 谁的汉语比你好？ Shéi de hànyǔ bǐ nǐ hǎo? Whose Chinese is better than yours?
- 今天不比昨天冷。 Jīntiān bù bǐ zuótiān lěng. Today is not colder than yesterday.
- 你比他早到学校。 Nǐ bǐ tā zǎo dào xuéxiào. You arrived at school earlier than him.
- 小王比他爸爸高吗？ Xiǎo Wáng bǐ tā bàba gāo ma? Is Xiao Wang taller than his father?
Related words
- 比如 bǐrú for example
- 比如说 bǐrúshuō for example
- 比较 bǐjiào rather; to compare
- 比例 bǐlì proportion; ratio
- 比赛 bǐsài competition; match
- 相比 xiāngbǐ compared with
- 比分 bǐfēn score
- 对比 duìbǐ to compare
- 比方 bǐfang for example
- 比重 bǐzhòng proportion
- 性价比 xìngjiàbǐ cost-performance ratio
- 占比 zhànbǐ proportion, percentage