比较bǐ jiàoto compare

1. 1.

   to compareverb

2. 2.

   quiteadverb

• 比to compare
• 较(before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather

比较 can be a verb meaning to compare, and it can come before an adjective to mean quite, as in 比较大.

1. HSK 2

   请比较这两个词。

   Qǐng bǐjiào zhè liǎng gè cí.

   Please compare these two words.

2. HSK 3

   这个城市比较大。

   Zhège chéngshì bǐjiào dà.

   This city is quite big.

3. HSK 1

   今天比较冷。

   Jīntiān bǐjiào lěng.

   Today is quite cold.

4. HSK 1

   我比较一下这两个房间。

   Wǒ bǐjiào yíxià zhè liǎng gè fángjiān.

   I will compare these two rooms a bit.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   这两个房间，你比较喜欢哪个？

   Zhè liǎng gè fángjiān, nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuan nǎge?

   Of these two rooms, which one do you prefer?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   大的那个，可是它比较贵。

   Dà de nàge, kěshì tā bǐjiào guì.

   The big one, but it's rather expensive.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   小的呢？

   Xiǎo de ne?

   What about the small one?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   小的便宜，就是冬天有点儿冷。

   Xiǎo de piányi, jiùshì dōngtiān yǒudiǎnr lěng.

   The small one is cheap, it's just a bit cold in winter.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请___这两个词。(Please compare these two words.)

   A比较B城市C弟弟
2. 2.Which sentence means "This city is quite big"?

   A这个城市比较大。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 今天比较___。(Today is quite cold.)

   A冷B词C双

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Related words

• 比bǐmore … thanHSK 2
• 更gèngmore; even more; further; still; still moreHSK 3
• 最zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -estHSK 2
• 一样yí yàngsame; equal toHSK 3
• 不同bù tóngdifferentHSK 3
• 觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...HSK 1

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