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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *比* | 比* | *比
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
HSK 1
for example
HSK 2
for example; for instance; such as
HSK 2
proportion / scale
HSK 3
competition (sports etc) / match / CL: 場|场, / to compete
HSK 3
to compare / to contrast / comparatively / relatively / quite / comparison
HSK 3
to compare
HSK 3
score (of a game or competition)
HSK 4
to contrast / contrast / ratio / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
proportion / specific gravity
HSK 5
analogy / instance / for instance
HSK 5
compared with
HSK 7-9
to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively
HSK 7-9
to be just like; can be compared to
HSK 7-9
can be found everywhere
HSK 7-9
percentage
HSK 7-9
can't compare with
HSK 7-9
to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring
HSK 7-9
incomparable; matchless
HSK 7-9
by comparison
HSK 7-9
cost-performance ratio
HSK 7-9
Baume hydrometer
British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
(loanword) rupee (Indian currency)
having matchless strength
(slang) BBQ
Rugby (game) / Rugby school in England
Beelzebub
to evaluate (by comparison)
contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast
proportion; percentage
Nairobi, capital of Kenya (Tw)
Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer
to compare prices; to compare offers / price ratio; price parity; rate of exchange
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *比* | 比* | *比
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
Mozambique (Tw)
wasabi (loanword) (Tw)
can be compared / to be very similar
analogy / (Tw) (electronics) analog
Machu Picchu
Pretoria, capital of South Africa
Liberia (Tw)
Pinot noir (grape type)
flatfish / flounder
Mississippi, US state
(thermodynamics) reduced temperature (used to compare fluids at different temperatures relative to their critical points)
Caribbean Sea
extremely ugly / incomparably hideous
T'bilisi, capital of Georgia 格魯吉亞|格鲁吉亚
comparison / to verify by comparing
specific volume
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
(sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals)
boxing match
Belgium
Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)
to liken to / to compare to
ratio; rate; proportion
(old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal / Taiwan pr. [bi4 bu3]
Bill Gates (1955-), co-founder of Microsoft
Colombia (country in South America) / Columbia (name of various entities, mostly in the USA)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *比* | 比* | *比
euphemistic variant of
Kobe Bryant (1978-2020), Los Angeles Lakers NBA star
unlike
P⁄E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio)
comparable
British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
BYD Company (company name)
ancient Babylon
Zambia
Bia, daughter of Pallas and Styx in Greek mythology, personification of violence
Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia (Tw)
incomparable
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
Bill (name)
according to / in the light of / contrast
Shakespeare (name) / William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest
(literary) every year; year after year / (literary) in recent years / Taiwan pr. [bi4 nian2]
comparative degree
score (of a game or competition)
Gambia (Tw)
(HK, Sg, Tw) Pelé (1940–2022), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star
burpee (loanword)
to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows
Zambia (Tw)
Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy
(loanword) pizza
scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale
(literary) next-door neighbor / near; next to / Taiwan pr. [bi4lin2]
stroke play (golf)
Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)
Babylon
for example; for instance
Gambia

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