比

bǐ

abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]

Belgium; Belgian; 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)

person (匕) + person (匕) = stand side by side and compare

Two people (匕) standing side by side naturally invites the question: who is taller, faster, better? The act of placing things next to each other is the act of comparing.

匕+匕→比
匕A kneelingSemantic

这条路比那条路宽。

zhè tiáo lù bǐ nà tiáo lù kuān。

This road is wider than that road.

今天的气温比昨天低了很多。

jīn tiān de qì wēn bǐ zuó tiān dī le hěn duō。

Today's temperature is much lower than yesterday's.

Words with 比

将心比心

jiāng xīn bǐ xīn

to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)

哈比人

hā bǐ rén

see also 霍比特人[Huo4 bi3 te4 ren2]

加勒比海

jiā lè bǐ hǎi

Caribbean Sea

比值

bǐ zhí

ratio

比及

bǐ jí

(literary) when

比赛

bǐ sài

competition (sports etc)

史努比

shǐ nǔ bǐ

Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)

配比

pèi bǐ

to mix ingredients in the appropriate proportions

密西西比河

mì xī xī bǐ hé

Mississippi River

无与伦比

wú yǔ lún bǐ

incomparable

性价比

xìng jià bǐ

cost-performance ratio

比率

bǐ lǜ

ratio; rate; proportion

More characters with 匕

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