环比
huánbǐ
to compare with the previous period; month-on-month
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 本月出口额环比增长百分之六，但同比仍低于去年同期。 Běn yuè chūkǒu'é huánbǐ zēngzhǎng bǎi fēn zhī liù, dàn tóngbǐ réng dī yú qùnián tóngqī. This month's export value rose six per cent compared with the previous period, but was still lower year-on-year.
- 这个季度的销量环比下降了一成。 Zhège jìdù de xiāoliàng huánbǐ xiàjiàng le yì chéng. This quarter's sales fell by ten per cent compared with the previous quarter.
- 房价环比持平，市场比较平稳。 Fángjià huánbǐ chípíng, shìchǎng bǐjiào píngwěn. House prices are level compared with the previous month, and the market is fairly stable.
Related words
- 环 huán ring
- 环保 huánbǎo environmental protection; eco-friendly
- 环境 huánjìng environment; surroundings
- 环节 huánjié step; part
- 耳环 ěrhuán earring
- 循环 xúnhuán to circulate
- 光环 guānghuán halo; aura
- 环球 huánqiú to go around the world; global
- 环绕 huánrào to surround; to encircle
- 比 bǐ to compare; than
- 比如 bǐrú for example
- 比如说 bǐrúshuō for example