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.

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这条路那条路宽。

zhè tiáo lù bǐ nà tiáo lù kuān。

This road is wider than that road.

今天的气温昨天低了很多。

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

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

Words with 比

比来

bǐ lái

lately

纳米比亚

nà mǐ bǐ yà

Namibia

芭比

bā bǐ

Barbie

逗比

dòu bī

(slang) silly but amusing person

连比

lián bǐ

compound ratio

选美比赛

xuǎn měi bǐ sài

beauty contest

邱比特

qiū bǐ tè

(Tw) variant of 丘比特[Qiu1 bi3 te4]

配比

pèi bǐ

to mix ingredients in the appropriate proportions

阿布扎比

ā bù zhā bǐ

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

阿布达比

ā bù dá bǐ

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (Tw)

阿比

ā bǐ

Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)

阿比西尼亚

ā bǐ xī ní yà

Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia

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