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比

bī · bi/bǐ · bi/Bǐ · bi

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Meaning

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bī 比

  1. euphemistic variant of 屄 (bī)

bǐ 比

  1. to compare
  2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  3. ratio
  4. to gesture
  5. (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

Bǐ 比

  1. Belgium
  2. Belgian
  3. abbr. for 比利時 / 比利时 (Bǐ lì shí)
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)走(zǒu)了(le)一万(yīwàn)步(bù)！

    I walked ten thousand steps today!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)走(zǒu)得(de)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)多(duō)，我(wǒ)走(zǒu)了(le)一万(yīwàn)两千(liǎngqiān)步(bù)。

    I walked more than you: twelve thousand steps.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)得(de)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)多(duō)？

    How do you walk more than me?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我的(wǒde)公司(gōngsī)比(bǐ)你的(nǐde)远(yuǎn)。

    My office is farther than yours.

  5. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)走(zǒu)得(de)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)多(duō)！

    Tomorrow I will definitely walk more than you!

  6. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)放(fàng)在(zài)你的(nǐde)包里(bāolǐ)。

    Fine. Tomorrow I will put my phone in your bag.

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2 examples
01

俄(é)罗(luó)斯(sī)比(bǐ)冥(míng)王(wáng)星(xīng)大(dà)。

Russia is larger than Pluto.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)箱(xiāng)子(zi)比(bǐ)那(nà)个(ge)重(zhòng)一(yì)些(xiē)。

This box is a bit heavier than that one.

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