较 (jiào) means Compare. Below are 24 of the 40 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
他不太计 较 个人得失。
Tā bú tài jìjiào gèrén déshī.
He does not fuss much over personal gain and loss.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 计较
这点小事就别计 较 了。
Zhè diǎn xiǎoshì jiù bié jìjiào le.
Don't quibble over such a small thing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 计较
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
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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
较 appears in 40 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 较
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Questions about 较
How is 较 used in a sentence?
This page shows 40 sentences using 较 (jiào, "Compare"), 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 较 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 较 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 较?
The dictionary page for 较 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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