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比喻

bǐ yù · bi yu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to compare
  2. to liken to
  3. metaphor
  4. analogy
  5. figure of speech
  6. figuratively
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In a conversation

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Learning Chinese is like climbing

  1. Leon

    什么(shénme)是(shì)比喻(bǐyù)？

    What is a metaphor?

  2. Dengdeng

    比喻(bǐyù)就是(jiùshì)用(yòng)一个(yīgè)东西(dōngxi)来(lái)说(shuō)另一个(lìngyīgè)东西(dōngxi)。

    A metaphor uses one thing to talk about another thing.

  3. Leon

    比如(bǐrú)？

    For example?

  4. Liangliang

    比如(bǐrú)：你(nǐ)的(de)笑容(xiàoróng)像(xiàng)太阳(tàiyang)。

    For example: your smile is like the sun.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)懂了(dǒngle)！学(xué)汉语(hànyǔ)像(xiàng)爬山(páshān)，这个(zhège)比喻(bǐyù)对(duì)吗(ma)？

    I get it! Studying Chinese is like hiking. Is this metaphor right?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！而且(érqiě)我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)爬(pá)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Right! And we are all tired from climbing.

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01

莎(Shā)士(shì)比(bǐ)亚(yà)把(bǎ)世(shì)界(jiè)比(bǐ)喻(yù)成(chéng)一(yí)个(gè)舞(wǔ)台(tái)。

Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.

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

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)用(yòng)比(bǐ)喻(yù)的(de)方(fāng)法(fǎ)解(jiě)释(shì)了(le)这(zhè)个(ge)科(kē)学(xué)概(gài)念(niàn)。

The teacher explained this scientific concept using a metaphor.

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