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较为

jiào wéi

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 較為

较为 (jiào wéi) means "comparatively; relatively; fairly". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 较为 means

1. comparatively
2. relatively
3. fairly

The characters in 较为

• 较jiào(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as

Example sentences

• 美国有两大政党，一是较为保守的共和党，一是较为自由的民主党。
  Měiguó yǒu liǎng dà zhèngdǎng, yī shì jiàowéi bǎoshǒu de Gònghédǎng, yī shì jiàowéi zìyóu de Mínzhǔdǎng.
  There are two major political parties in the United States: the conservative Republican Party, and the liberal Democratic Party.

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