比
bǐ
compared to
Part of speech · preposition / verb
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 他比我高。He is taller than me.
- 今天比昨天热。Today is hotter than yesterday.
Collocations
A 比 B + 형용사比较比如
Mnemonic
比 bǐ "compared to" — pattern: A 比 B + adjective ("A is more [adj] than B"). Same character as Japanese 比べる kuraberu. The Chinese order is reversed from English "X is taller than Y" → 比 puts adj at the end.
Quick check
Order: "Today is hotter than yesterday"?