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相比之下

xiāng bǐ zhī xià

4-character word

What 相比之下 means

1. by comparison

How 相比之下 is used in grammar

相比之下 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Comparison Sentences: 跟…相比 (HSK 5)

The characters in 相比之下

• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 比bǐto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more adj. than noun; ratio
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiāng bǐ zhī xià correctly.
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