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| Pronunciation |
: |
bǐ |
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| Meaning |
: |
- compare. (v)
- compete. (v)
- gesture; gesticulate. (v)
- liken to; compare to. (v)
- copy; model after. (v)
- to (in a score). (prep)
- than. (prep)
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| Radical |
: |
比 |
| Strokes |
: |
4 |
| Traditional |
: |
比 |
| Usage |
: |
44.3% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 9. |
|
|
: |
can be found everywhere |
Sentences:
| 1. I came an hour earlier than you did. |
| wǒ |
bǐ |
nǐ |
zǎo |
lái |
yí |
gè |
zhōng |
tóu |
。 |
| 我 |
比 |
你 |
早 |
来 |
一 |
个 |
钟 |
头 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 比 |
: |
compare |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 早 |
: |
early |
| 来 |
: |
come |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 个 |
: |
measue word |
| 钟头 |
: |
hour |
|
| 2. Let’s stand back to back and see who is taller. |
| zán |
men |
bǐ |
yi |
bǐ |
， |
kàn |
shuí |
gāo |
。 |
| 咱 |
们 |
比 |
一 |
比 |
， |
看 |
谁 |
高 |
。 |
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|
| 咱们 |
: |
we |
| 比 |
: |
compete |
| 一 |
: |
(particle) used in the middle of a reduplicated verb |
| 看 |
: |
see |
| 谁 |
: |
who |
| 高 |
: |
tall |
|
| 3. The exam was relatively easy. |
| zhè |
cì |
kǎo |
shì |
bǐ |
jiào |
róng |
yì |
。 |
| 这 |
次 |
考 |
试 |
比 |
较 |
容 |
易 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 次 |
: |
time |
| 考试 |
: |
exam |
| 比较 |
: |
compare |
| 容易 |
: |
easy |
|
| 4. There are different fruits, such as apples and bananas |
| yǒu |
bú |
tóng |
zhǒng |
lèi |
de |
shuǐ |
guǒ |
， |
bǐ |
rú |
píng |
guǒ |
hé |
xiāng |
jiāo |
。 |
| 有 |
不 |
同 |
种 |
类 |
的 |
水 |
果 |
， |
比 |
如 |
苹 |
果 |
和 |
香 |
蕉 |
。 |
|
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| 有 |
: |
have |
| 不同 |
: |
different |
| 种类 |
: |
type |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 水果 |
: |
fruit |
| 比如 |
: |
such as |
| 苹果 |
: |
apple |
| 和 |
: |
and |
| 香蕉 |
: |
banana |
|
| 5. The score at half-time was two-nil (or two-nothing). |
| shàng |
bàn |
chǎng |
de |
bǐ |
fēn |
shì |
èr |
bǐ |
líng |
。 |
| 上 |
半 |
场 |
的 |
比 |
分 |
是 |
二 |
比 |
零 |
。 |
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| 上半场 |
: |
first half (of a game, concert, etc.) |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 比分 |
: |
score |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 二 |
: |
two |
| 比 |
: |
to (in a score) |
| 零 |
: |
zero |
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