(bǐ) - compared to, than in Mandarin
bǐTraditional: 比
Translation
compared to, than
Word origin
比 is a pictograph showing two people standing side by side facing the same direction, conveying the idea of comparing one with another. It means to compare or, as a grammatical word, 'than'.
- Origin
- pictograph
- Root
- two figures side by side
Stroke order
比
Examples
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He is taller than me.
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Today is colder than yesterday.
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This one is better than that one.
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My older brother is taller than me.
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This year is hotter than last year.
比 (bǐ) means compared to, than. It is used as a preposition in everyday Mandarin speech.
Appears in 5 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 比.
Used in
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