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  gaau3   jyutping
  jiao4   pinyin
[1] [v] compare; contest; haggle; dispute
[2] [adv] comparatively; relatively; quite
[3] [prep] (used for comparison) than
[4] [adj] obvious; clear; conspicuous
[5] [] [v] flee; escape



adjectiveAdditional PoS: verbadverbpreposition
Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: (#159)

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

This word has been viewed 8335 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Jan 2011 13:06

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detail  gaau3 zin2   = scissors
detail  gaau3 hou2  jiao4 hao3 = comparatively good; better
detail  bei2 gaau3  bi3 jiao4 = to compare; to be comparatively…
detail  gan1 gan1 gai3 gaau3  jin1 jin1 ji4 jiao3 = haggle over every ounce; be calculating
detail  gai3 gaau3  ji4 jiao4 = to argue; to bicker; to haggle over; to fuss about
detail  gaau3 loeng6  jiao4 liang4 = to compete; to measure up against
detail  bei2 gaau3 siu2  bi3 jiao3 shao3 = lesser
detail  bei2 gaau3 hei2 fun1  bi3 jiao4 xi3 huan1 = prefer
detail  bei2 gaau3 san1  bi3 jiao4 xin1 = comparatively new; relatively new
detail  gaau3 wai4  jiao4 wei2 = relative, relatively
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 15 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 較
detail 做事不留撳地游水唔會較飛
He has all along been very careful. He will not land you in trouble.
detail 古典音樂比較鐘意長笛獨奏
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.
[Lit. classical music, I comparatively like flute solo ]
detail 都係比較揸拿好過投資小生意
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.

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