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Meaning of 比

Pinyin bǐ

Radical

比

Strokes

Definition

(particle used for comparison and "-er than") / to compare / to contrast / to gesture (with hands) / ratio, associate with / be near

Usage

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比 [bǐ] 1. To measure differences in height, length, distance, quality, etc. (如：比赛、比附、对比、评比) 2. To be able to match. (如：今非昔比、无与伦比) 3. Indicates a comparison of the outcome between two competing parties. (如：三比二) 4. Indicates the relationship between two numbers in terms of multiples or fractions. (如：比例、比值) 5. Metaphorical analogy or imitation. (如：比喻、比方、比兴、比画、比况) 6. Closeness or adjacency. (如：比肩接踵、比邻、鳞次栉比) 7. Together/close. (如：比顺) 8. Up to or until. (如：比及) 比 [bǐ] (动) 1. Same original meaning: to stand next to; side by side (如：并列、并排) 2. Connection; closeness (如：比近、比邻) 3. Comparison; verification (如：比量、比类、比句) 4. Arrive; until (如：比至) 5. To liken; draw an analogy (如：比象、比傅) 6. To collude; favoritism (如：比周、朋比为奸) 7. To be equal to (如：比伍、比伉) 8. To possess; have (如：比乐官) 9. To set a deadline (如：比捕、比卯) 比 [bǐ] (形) 1. Intimate; close (如：比近、比周) 2. Dense (对稀、疏) (如：比甲) 3. Harmonious (如：声比则应) 比 [bǐ] (名) 1. Metaphor; analogy (如：比似、比偶、比兴、比讽) 2. Ratio of quantities in two similar classes (如：三与五之比，等于五分之三) 3. A surname 比 [bǐ] (副) 1. All; equally (如：皆都、同等地) 2. Frequently (如：比投不释) 3. Recently (如：比年、比日) 比 [bǐ] (介) 1. Than (如：比吾乡邻之死) 2. For (如：愿比死者一洒之) 3. Until (如：比至南郡) *Reference for extended definitions from traditional dictionaries.

同比 tóng bǐ

over the same period / year-on-year

比喻 bǐ yù

to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively

比如 bǐ rú

for example / for instance / such as

比如说 bǐ rú shuō

for example / such as / for instance

加勒比海 Jiā lè bǐ Hǎi

Caribbean Sea

加勒比 Jiā lè bǐ

Caribbean

对比 duì bǐ

to contrast / contrast / ratio / CL:個|个[ge4]

比尔 Bǐ ěr

Bill (name)

比例尺 bǐ lì chǐ

scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale

努比亚 Nǔ bǐ yà

Nubia

比划 bǐ hua

to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows

比利时 Bǐ lì shí

Belgium

戈比 gē bǐ

kopeck (unit of money, one hundredth of ruble) (loanword)

阿布扎比 Ā bù zhā bǐ

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

比拟 bǐ nǐ

to compare / to draw a parallel / to match / analogy / metaphor / comparison

无可比拟 wú kě bǐ nì

beyond comparison / beyond compare

比拼 bǐ pīn

to compete fiercely / contest

比什凯克 Bǐ shí kǎi kè

Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan

莫尔兹比港 Mò ěr zī bǐ gǎng

Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea

卢比 lú bǐ

rupee (Indian currency) (loanword)

冈比亚 Gāng bǐ yà

Gambia

冈比亚河 gāng bǐ yà hé

Gambia River

攀比 pān bǐ

to make invidious comparisons / to compete with / to emulate

无比 wú bǐ

incomparable / matchless

鳞次栉比 lín cì zhì bǐ

row upon row

今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ

things are very different now (idiom) / times have changed

朋比为奸 péng bǐ wéi jiān

to conspire / to gang up

栉比 zhì bǐ

lined up close (like teeth of a comb)

莫桑比克 Mò sāng bǐ kè

Mozambique

比较 bǐ jiào

to compare / to contrast / comparatively / relatively / quite / comparison

比分 bǐ fēn

score

比重 bǐ zhòng

proportion / specific gravity

相比 xiāng bǐ

to compare

比赛 bǐ sài

competition (sports etc) / match / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] / to compete

可比 kě bǐ

comparable

比作 bǐ zuò

to liken to / to compare to

比比皆是 bǐ bǐ jiē shì

can be found everywhere

比不上 bǐ bù shàng

can't compare with

比起 bǐ qǐ

compared with

比率 bǐ lǜ

ratio / rate / percentage

好比 hǎo bǐ

to be just like / can be compared to

科比 Kē bǐ

Kobe Bryant / abbr. for 科比·布莱恩特[Ke1 bi3 · Bu4 lai2 en1 te4]

毕比 bì bǐ

beebe

碳氮比 tàn dàn bǐ

carbon nitrogen ratio

天涯若比邻 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away

比例 bǐ lì

proportion / scale

伊比利亚 Yī bǐ lì yà

Iberia / the Iberian peninsula

哥伦比亚 Gē lún bǐ yà

Colombia / Columbia (District of, or University etc)

巴比伦 Bā bǐ lún

Babylon

伦比 lún bǐ

rival / equal

硕大无比 shuò dà wú bǐ

Huge

埃塞俄比亚 Āi sài é bǐ yà

Ethiopia

比索 bǐ suǒ

peso (currency in Latin America) (loanword)

纳米比亚 Nà mǐ bǐ yà

Namibia

几内亚比绍 Jī nèi yà Bǐ shào

Guinea-Bissau

比绍 Bǐ shào

Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau

比肩 bǐ jiān

to be shoulder to shoulder / to be on an equal level with / Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1]

无与伦比 wú yǔ lún bǐ

incomparable

比丘 Bǐ qiū

Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")

马丘比丘 Mǎ qiū Bǐ qiū

Machu Picchu

莎士比亚 Shā shì bǐ yà

Shakespeare (name) / William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright

莱比锡 Lái bǐ xī

Leipzig, city in the state of Saxony, Germany

比萨 bǐ sà

pizza (loanword)

比萨饼 bǐ sà bǐng

pizza (loanword) / CL:張|张[zhang1]

赞比亚 Zàn bǐ yà

Zambia

赞比西河 zàn bǐ xī hé

zambezi river

比较法 bǐ jiào fǎ

comparative law / comparison method

比较语言学 bǐ jiào yǔ yán xué

comparative linguistics

比较文学 bǐ jiào wén xué

comparative literature

奉辛比克党 Fèng xīn bǐ kè dǎng

Funcinpec (royalist Cambodian political party)

德比郡 dé bǐ jùn

derbyshire

比勒陀利亚 Bǐ lè tuó lì yà

Pretoria, capital of South Africa