比 (bǐ) means Compared to (gesture). Below are 24 of the 186 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
哥哥 比 我大三岁。
Gēge bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.
My older brother is three years older than me.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 哥哥
妹妹 比 我小两岁。
Mèimei bǐ wǒ xiǎo liǎng suì.
My younger sister is two years younger than me.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 妹妹
今天 比 昨天更冷。
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān gèng lěng.
Today is even colder than yesterday.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 更
他对孩子 比 较宽。
Tā duì háizi bǐjiào kuān.
He is fairly lenient with the children.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宽
他 比 我高五厘米。
Tā bǐ wǒ gāo wǔ límǐ.
He is five centimetres taller than me.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 厘米
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From the graded readers
她今年十六岁， 比 我大一岁。
tā jīnnián shíliù suì, bǐ wǒ dà yī suì.
She's sixteen this year, one year older than me.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Friend Lili
月亮又大又圆， 比 平时亮得多。
yuèliàng yòu dà yòu yuán, bǐ píngshí liàng deduō.
The moon was big and round, far brighter than usual.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
退货的过程 比 我想的顺利多了。
tuì huò de / dì guòchéng bǐ wǒ xiǎng de / dì shùnlì duōle.
The return went far more smoothly than I'd expected.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
其实那六层楼我走得 比 平时还轻松。
qíshí nà / nèi liù céng lóu wǒ zǒu dé / děi / de bǐ píngshí hái / huán qīngsōng.
In fact those six floors felt lighter than usual.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
门前的那棵树 比 我记得的大了很多。
ménqián de / dì nà / nèi kē shù bǐ wǒ jìde de / dì dà le / liǎo / liào hěnduō.
The tree in front of the door was much bigger than I remembered.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
上海 比 我的城市大多了，也热闹多了。
shànghǎi bǐ wǒ de(possessive) chéngshì dàduō le / liǎo / liào, yě rènao duōle.
Shanghai is far bigger than my city, and far livelier.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
大衣是灰色的，而且 比 我想的小得多。
dà yī / yì shì huīsè de / dì, érqiě bǐ wǒ xiǎng de / dì xiǎo deduō.
The coat was grey, and much smaller than I'd expected.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
最后弟弟说：“今天 比 去公园还好玩。”
zuìhòu dìdi shuō:" jīntiān bǐ qù gōngyuán hái / huán hǎo / hào wán / wàn."
In the end my brother said, "Today was even more fun than the park."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
From the travel phrasebook
我们需要 比 较一下。
Wǒmen xūyào bǐjiào yíxià.
We need to compare options.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
From the grammar library
今天 比 昨天热。
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè.
Today is hotter than yesterday.
Grammar library · HSK 2 · 比 comparisons
这个 比 那个贵得多。
Zhège bǐ nàge guì de duō.
This one is much more expensive than that one.
Grammar library · HSK 2 · 比 comparisons
坐飞机 比 坐火车快。
Zuò fēijī bǐ zuò huǒchē kuài.
Flying is faster than taking the train.
Grammar library · HSK 2 · 比 comparisons
比 appears in 186 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 比
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 比
How is 比 used in a sentence?
This page shows 186 sentences using 比 (bǐ, "Compared to (gesture)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 比 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 比 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 比 an HSK word?
Yes — 比 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 比?
The dictionary page for 比 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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