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The Chinese word bijiao - 比较 - bǐjiào
(to compare in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
bǐjiào
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English translations
to compare, contrast, relatively, an expression introducing comparison,
comparatively, to balance, to contrast
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比较 ( bijiao / bǐjiào ) in traditional characters
比較
Chinese example sentence with 比较 ( bijiao / bǐjiào ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Jintian bijiao nuanhuo.
Jīntiān bǐjiào nuǎnhuo.
今天比较暖和。
– English translation: It's fairly warm today.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to contrast | comparatively
比较 ( bijiao / bǐjiào ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 401)
比较 ( bijiao / bǐjiào ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 401)
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