比 bǐ
HSK 2 character · 4 strokes · radical 比
Meanings
- to compare
- (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- ratio
- to gesture
Words with 比
Grammar: Comparisons with 比
A + 比 + B + Adjective
比 compares two things: "A is more ... than B". The adjective takes no 很 (我比他高, never 我比他很高), but you can add 更 to stress the difference (比他更高). When B repeats a noun from A, it can be shortened: 我的 for 我的手表.
Example sentences
我比他高。
I am taller than he.
Tatoeba #635805 by Shishir (CC BY 2.0 FR)
他比我高。
He is taller than I.
Tatoeba #760547 by CLARET (CC BY 2.0 FR)
我比你高。
I'm taller than you.
Tatoeba #833198 by Martha (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).