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比

bǐ

HSK 2 Character

What 比 means

1. to compare
2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
3. ratio
4. to gesture
5. (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

Other readings

比 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bīeuphemistic variant of {屄|bī}
• BǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for {比利时|Bǐ lì shí}

Example sentences

• 他比我高。
  He is taller than I.
• 我比你矮。
  I am shorter than you.
• 我比你高。
  I'm taller than you.
• 我比他高。
  I am taller than he.
• 我比你帅。
  I am more handsome than you.
• 他比你笨。
  He's dumber than you.

Words starting with 比

• 比较bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast; comparatively
• 比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match; to compete
• 比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
• 比例bǐ lìproportion; scale
• 比喻bǐ yùto compare; to liken to; metaphor
• 比重bǐ zhòngproportion; specific gravity
• 比方bǐ fanganalogy; illustrative example; for instance
• 比如说bǐ rú shuōfor example
• 比起bǐ qǐcompared with
• 比利时Bǐ lì shíBelgium
• 比不上bǐ bù shàngcan't compare with
• 比方说bǐ fang shuōfor example; for instance
• 比划bǐ huato gesture; to gesticulate; to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the…
• 比分bǐ fēnscore (of a game or competition)
• 比率bǐ lǜratio; rate; proportion
• 比特bǐ tèbit (binary digit) (loanword)
• 比比皆是bǐ bǐ jiē shìcan be found everywhere
• 比拟bǐ nǐto compare; to draw a parallel; to match
• 比作bǐ zuòto liken to; to compare to
• 比对bǐ duìcomparison; to verify by comparing
• 比丘bǐ qiūBuddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
• 比萨bǐ sà(loanword) pizza
• 比武bǐ wǔmartial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest
• 比基尼bǐ jī ní(loanword) bikini

Words containing 比

• 对比duì bǐto contrast; contrast; ratio
• 无比wú bǐincomparable; matchless
• 相比xiāng bǐto compare
• 不比bù bǐunlike
• 好比hǎo bǐto be just like; can be compared to
• 同比tóng bǐ(statistics) compared with the same period of the previous year; year on year…
• 相比之下xiāng bǐ zhī xiàby comparison
• 可比kě bǐcomparable
• 评比píng bǐto evaluate (by comparison)
• 性价比xìng jià bǐcost-performance ratio
• 哥伦比亚Gē lún bǐ yàColombia (country in South America); Columbia…
• 利比亚Lì bǐ yàLibya
• 卢比lú bǐ(loanword) rupee (Indian currency)
• 类比lèi bǐanalogy; (Taiwan; electronics) analog
• 无与伦比wú yǔ lún bǐincomparable
• 攀比pān bǐto make invidious comparisons; to compete with; to emulate
• 百分比bǎi fēn bǐpercentage
• 科比Kē bǐ(name) Coby; Colby; Kirby; Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), US basketball player
• 加勒比海Jiā lè bǐ HǎiCaribbean Sea
• 埃塞俄比亚Āi sài é bǐ yàEthiopia
• 巴比伦Bā bǐ lúnBabylon
• 鳞次栉比lín cì zhì bǐrow upon row
• 哥伦比亚大学Gē lún bǐ yà Dà xuéColumbia University
• 今非昔比jīn fēi xī bǐ(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed

Characters that look like 比

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 化huàto make into; to change into; -ization

Sounds the same

Read bǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 笔writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…
• 彼that; those; (one) another
• 鄙rustic; low; base
• 俾to cause; to enable; phonetic bi
• 匕dagger; ladle; ancient type of spoon
• 吡used as phonetic bi- or pi-
• 秕grain not fully grown; husks; withered grain
• 妣deceased mother
• 舭bilge
• 沘name of a river
• 疕facial skin disease; mange
• 夶old variant of 比