比较 (bǐjiào) means Compare (relatively). Below are 24 of the 34 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
他对孩子 比较 宽。
Tā duì háizi bǐjiào kuān.
He is fairly lenient with the children.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宽
郊区的空气 比较 好。
Jiāoqū de kōngqì bǐjiào hǎo.
The air in the suburbs is better.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 郊区
他对结果 比较 悲观。
Tā duì jiéguǒ bǐjiào bēiguān.
He is fairly pessimistic about the outcome.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 悲观
他的词汇 比较 贫乏。
Tā de cíhuì bǐjiào pínfá.
His vocabulary is rather poor.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贫乏
这部作品 比较 平庸。
Zhè bù zuòpǐn bǐjiào píngyōng.
This work is rather mediocre.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 平庸
案件情节 比较 复杂。
Ànjiàn qíngjié bǐjiào fùzá.
The circumstances of the case are rather complex.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 情节
他的趣味 比较 高雅。
Tā de qùwèi bǐjiào gāoyǎ.
His tastes are rather refined.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 趣味
这样处理 比较 妥当。
Zhèyàng chǔlǐ bǐjiào tuǒdang.
Handling it this way is more appropriate.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 妥当
这个说法 比较 文雅。
Zhège shuōfǎ bǐjiào wényǎ.
This way of putting it is more genteel.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 文雅
他的数学成绩 比较 差。
Tā de shùxué chéngjì bǐjiào chà.
His maths results are rather poor.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 差
南方的气候 比较 暖和。
Nánfāng de qìhòu bǐjiào nuǎnhuo.
The climate in the south is rather warm.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 气候
今天的工作 比较 轻松。
Jīntiān de gōngzuò bǐjiào qīngsōng.
Today's work is fairly easy.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 轻松
这本书的词汇 比较 难。
Zhè běn shū de cíhuì bǐjiào nán.
The vocabulary in this book is fairly difficult.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 词汇
南方地区雨水 比较 多。
Nánfāng dìqū yǔshuǐ bǐjiào duō.
Southern regions get more rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 地区
南方的空气 比较 湿润。
Nánfāng de kōngqì bǐjiào shīrùn.
The air in the south is fairly humid.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 湿润
他属于 比较 安静的人。
Tā shǔyú bǐjiào ānjìng de rén.
He is the fairly quiet type.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 属于
买这个套餐 比较 合算。
Mǎi zhège tàocān bǐjiào hésuàn.
Buying this set is better value.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 合算
高山上的气压 比较 低。
Gāoshān shang de qìyā bǐjiào dī.
Air pressure is lower high in the mountains.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 气压
高原上氧气 比较 稀薄。
Gāoyuán shang yǎngqì bǐjiào xībó.
Oxygen is rather thin on the plateau.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 氧气
他的数学基础 比较 薄弱。
Tā de shùxué jīchǔ bǐjiào bóruò.
His grounding in maths is rather weak.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 薄弱
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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
比较 appears in 34 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.
Questions about 比较
How is 比较 used in a sentence?
This page shows 34 sentences using 比较 (bǐjiào, "Compare (relatively)"), 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.
Is 比较 an HSK word?
Yes — 比较 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
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