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比试

bǐ shì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 比試

比试 (bǐ shì) means "to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 比试 means

1. to have a competition
2. to measure with one's hand or arm
3. to make a gesture of measuring

The characters in 比试

• 比bǐto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more adj. than noun; ratio
• 试shìto test; to try; experiment

Sounds the same

Read bǐ shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 鄙视to despise; to disdain; to look down upon
• 笔试written examination; paper test (for an applicant)

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