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
比试
bǐshi
to compete; to have a contest
Characters in this word
试 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 式 formula, pattern, rule, style, system
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两位厨师决定现场比试，看谁能在半小时内做出更有创意的素菜。 Liǎng wèi chúshī juédìng xiànchǎng bǐshi, kàn shéi néng zài bàn xiǎoshí nèi zuò chū gèng yǒu chuàngyì de sùcài. The two chefs decided to compete on the spot to see who could make a more creative vegetarian dish within half an hour.
- 哥哥想和我比试一下，看谁跑得更快。 Gēge xiǎng hé wǒ bǐshi yíxià, kàn shéi pǎo de gèng kuài. My brother wants to have a contest with me to see who runs faster.
- 你要是不服气，我们就比试比试，谁赢谁说了算。 Nǐ yàoshi bù fúqì, wǒmen jiù bǐshi bǐshi, shéi yíng shéi shuōle suàn. If you don't accept it, let's have a contest, and whoever wins gets the final say.