较

jiào

(bound form) to compare

(literary) to dispute; compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]

vehicle (车) + [sound: jiào] (交) = to compare; comparatively

车 ties the meaning to comparison — perhaps from measuring or judging the load and speed of competing vehicles. 交 mainly provides the jiào sound and does not carry the comparative meaning.

车+交→较
交To intersectPhonetic
车CartSemantic

今天的天气较昨天暖和一些。

jīn tiān de tiān qì jiào zuó tiān nuǎn hé yī xiē。

Today's weather is somewhat warmer compared to yesterday.

这道题较难,你要多想一想。

zhè dào tí jiào nán,nǐ yào duō xiǎng yi xiǎng。

This problem is rather difficult, so you should think about it more.

Words with 较

较为

jiào wéi

comparatively

较差

jiào chā

range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)

斤斤计较

jīn jīn jì jiào

to haggle over every ounce

锱铢必较

zī zhū bì jiào

to haggle over every cent (idiom)

一较高下

yī jiào gāo xià

to compete against

年较差

nián jiào chā

annual range (temperature, humidity etc)

彰明较著

zhāng míng jiào zhù

obvious

斤斤较量

jīn jīn jiào liàng

to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)

日较差

rì jiào chā

(meteorology) diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)

比较

bǐ jiào

to compare

比较分析

bǐ jiào fēn xī

comparative analysis

比较级

bǐ jiào jí

comparative degree

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