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较

jiào

HSK 3 Character Traditional 較

What 较 means

1. bound formto compare
2. literaryto dispute
3. compared to
4. (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
5. also pr. jiǎo

Example sentences

• 哪个比较贵？
  Which one is more expensive?
• 以前比较好。
  It was better in the old days.
• 这本书比较小。
  This book is smaller.
• 这个比较漂亮。
  This one is prettier.
• 我回家比较好。
  I'd better get back home.
• 我现在比较忙。
  I'm pretty busy right now.

Words starting with 较

• 较量jiào liàngto pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest
• 较为jiào wéicomparatively; relatively; fairly
• 较劲jiào jìnto match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive
• 较真jiào zhēnserious; meticulous; nitpicky; to take sth (or sb) seriously
• 较场jiào chǎngmilitary drill ground; same as 校场
• 较大jiào dàcomparatively large
• 较好jiào hǎobetter
• 较比jiào bǐcomparatively (colloquial); fairly; quite
• 较然jiào ránclearly; evidently; markedly
• 较略jiào lüèapproximately; roughly; about
• 较著jiào zhùobvious; prominent; standing out
• 较差jiào chàmediocre; rather poor; not specially good
• 较短絜长jiào duǎn xié chángto compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
• 较长絜短jiào cháng xié duǎnto compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
• 较真儿jiào zhēn rerhua variant of 较真
• 较劲儿jiào jìn rerhua variant of 较劲

Words containing 较

• 比较bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast; comparatively
• 计较jì jiàoto bother about; to haggle; to bicker
• 斤斤计较jīn jīn jì jiàoto haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
• 相较xiāng jiàoto compare
• 比较文学bǐ jiào wén xuécomparative literature
• 比较级bǐ jiào jí(grammar) the comparative
• 比较分析bǐ jiào fēn xīcomparative analysis
• 比较而言bǐ jiào ér yáncomparatively speaking
• 相对比较xiāng duì bǐ jiàorelatively; comparatively
• 年较差nián jiào chāannual range (temperature, humidity etc)
• 日较差rì jiào chā(meteorology) diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)
• 彰明较著zhāng míng jiào zhùobvious; clear for all to see
• 锱铢必较zī zhū bì jiàoto haggle over every cent (idiom)
• 一较高下yī jiào gāo xiàto compete against; to measure oneself against; to go head to head (see who is best)
• 斤斤较量jīn jīn jiào liàngsee 斤斤计较

Characters built on 交

These share the phonetic component 交 (jiāo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 效xiàoto imitate (variant of 效
• 校xiào(bound form) school; college; (bound form; military) field officer
• 胶jiāoto glue; glue; gum
• 郊jiāosuburbs; outskirts
• 绞jiǎoto twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring
• 狡jiǎocrafty; cunning; sly
• 铰jiǎoscissors; to cut (with scissors)
• 跤jiāoa tumble; a fall

Characters that look like 较

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

• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 般bānsort; kind; class
• 皱zhòuto wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease
• 骇hàito astonish; to startle; to hack (computing, loanword)
• 铰jiǎoscissors; to cut (with scissors)
• 轶yì(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages)…

Sounds the same

Read jiào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 叫to shout; to call; to order
• 轿sedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 觉a nap; a sleep
• 校to check; to collate; to proofread
• 教(bound form) to teach; to instruct; a religion; to cause (sb to do sth)…
• 嚼used in 倒嚼
• 窖cellar; to store in a cellar
• 醮to perform sacrifice
• 酵yeast; leaven; fermentation; Taiwan pr. xiào
• 滘place name in Guangdong
• 峤highest peak
• 挍compare; criticize