比 (bei2 bei3 pei4 | bi3 pi2) : compare with, liken; close

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比

bei2 bei3 pei4

bi3 pi2

(1)[1] [v] compare with; be comparable to [2] [v] liken; compare [3] [v] compete [4] than [5] to
(2)[1] close; near; neighboring [2] [v] stand side by side

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 比 (#81)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

比

Don't confuse with:
北

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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比如 bei2 jyu4 bi3 ru2 = for example; for instance

無比 mou4 bei2 wu2 bi3 = beyond compare

不比 bat1 bei2 bu4 bi3 = unlike

比分 bei2 fan1 bi3 fen1 = score

百份比 baak3 fan6 bei2 bai3 fen1 bi3 = percentage

相比 soeng1 bei2 xiang1 bi3 = compared to

比數 bei2 sou3 = score

比高 bei2 gou1 bi3 gao1 = bagel 粵

比較 bei2 gaau3 bi3 jiao4 = to compare; to be comparitively...

比賽 bei2 coi3 bi3 sai4 = to compete; competition; race
See all 115 compounds (CantoDict reports 122 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 比

我哋比你哋好好多! 粵
We're better than you!

今次嘅比賽我哋全軍覆沒，輸得好慘。粵
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.

古典音樂我比較鐘意長笛獨奏粵
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.
[Lit. classical music, I comparatively like flute solo ]

我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上粵
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 比
Unicode code for this character: U+6BD4 (off-site link)

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