比較

See also: 比较

Chinese

		side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively
trad. (比較)		比	較
simp. (比较)		比	较

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐjiào, bǐjiǎo, bǐ'ào

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ, ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ, ㄅㄧˇ ㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² gaau³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pí-káu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pí-kàu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bi² ga³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵pi-ciau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐjiào
    • Wade–Giles: pi³-chiao⁴
    • Yale: bǐ-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biijiaw
    • Palladius: бицзяо (biczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐjiǎo [Phonetic: bíjiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: pi³-chiao³
    • Yale: bǐ-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biijeau
    • Palladius: бицзяо (biczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐ'ào
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐ-ào
    • Wade–Giles: pi³-ao⁴
    • Yale: bǐ-àu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biiaw
    • Palladius: биао (biao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei² gaau³
    • Yale: béi gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei² gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi² gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ kaːu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pí-káu
    • Hakka Romanization System: bi^ˋ gau^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bi³ gau³
    • Sinological IPA: /pi³¹ kau̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: pí-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: py'kaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bi² ga³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pí kà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵pi-ciau
    • MiniDict: pi^去 ciau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²pi-jiau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pi³³ t͡ɕiɔ⁴⁴/

Verb

比較

1. to compare; to contrast

   並排比較／并排比较  ―  bìngpái bǐjiào  ―  side-by-side comparison

Synonyms

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• 例 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 對比 / 对比 (duìbǐ)
• 對照 / 对照 (duìzhào)
• 擬 / 拟 (nǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 比並 / 比并 (bǐ-piāng) (Northern Min, Eastern Min, Min Nan)
• 比對 / 比对 (bǐduì)
• 比擬 / 比拟 (bǐnǐ)
• 比照 (bǐzhào)
• 視 / 视 (shì) (archaic)
• 進行比較 / 进行比较 (jìnxíng bǐjiào)

Related terms

• 評比／评比 (píngbǐ)
• 評判／评判 (píngpàn)

Adverb

比較

1. comparatively; relatively; fairly; quite

   你可不可以推薦幾個比較好的學校？ [MSC, trad.]
   你可不可以推荐几个比较好的学校？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ kě bù kěyǐ tuījiàn jǐge bǐjiào hǎo de xuéxiào? [Pinyin]

   Could you recommend a few good schools?

   總的來說，我這一代還算比較開通。 [MSC, trad.]
   总的来说，我这一代还算比较开通。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zǒngdeláishuō, wǒ zhè yīdài hái suàn bǐjiào kāitōng. [Pinyin]

   Generally speaking, my generation can be considered quite open-minded.

Usage notes

While pí-kàu can be used as an adverb in Hokkien, the term 較 / 较 (khah / khà) tends to be used in more colloquial settings.

Synonyms

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• 相對 / 相对 (xiāngduì)
• 較為 / 较为

Derived terms

• 比較價格 / 比较价格 (bǐjiào jiàgé)
• 比較文學 / 比较文学 (bǐjiào wénxué)
• 比較法學 / 比较法学 (bǐjiào fǎxué)
• 比較等級 / 比较等级 (bǐjiào děngjí)
• 比較語言學 / 比较语言学 (bǐjiào yǔyánxué)