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对比

duì bǐ · dui bi

Traditional 對比

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to contrast
  2. contrast
  3. ratio
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Before and after

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这是(zhèshì)我(wǒ)房间(fángjiān)整理(zhěnglǐ)前后(qiánhòu)的(de)对比(duìbǐ)。

    Look, this is the comparison of my room before and after tidying.

  2. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，对比(duìbǐ)太(tài)明显(míngxiǎn)了(le)！

    Wow, the contrast is so clear!

  3. Dengdeng

    以前(yǐqián)，床(chuáng)上(shàng)全是(quánshì)衣服(yīfu)。

    Before, the bed was full of clothes.

  4. Liangliang

    对比(duìbǐ)这么(zhème)大(dà)，你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)请(qǐng)人(rén)帮忙(bāngmáng)了(le)？

    With such a big contrast, did you ask someone to help?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)花(huā)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    No. I spent three hours on it.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)拍(pāi)一个(yīgè)前后(qiánhòu)对比(duìbǐ)，先(xiān)拍(pāi)现在(xiànzài)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    I want a before-and-after too. First I will take a photo of now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

下(xià)面(miàn)的(de)解(jiě)释(shì)是(shì)通(tōng)过(guò)比(bǐ)较(jiào)和(hé)对(duì)比(bǐ)各(gè)种(zhǒng)不(bù)同(tóng)的(de)理(lǐ)论(lùn)。

The explanation below was achieved by comparing and contrasting a variety of different theories.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

新(xīn)的(de)旗(qí)袍(páo)又(yòu)修(xiū)长(cháng)又(yòu)紧(jǐn)身(shēn)，也(yě)有(yǒu)短(duǎn)裙(qún)摆(bǎi)，与(yǔ)传(chuán)统(tǒng)式(shì)样(yàng)构(gòu)成(chéng)了(le)鲜(xiān)明(míng)的(de)对(duì)比(bǐ)。

Slender and form-fitting with a high cut, the new qipao contrasted sharply with the traditional one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

比
bǐ

to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}

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