比 bei² {bǐ}

1. (particle used for comparison and "-er than")
2. to compare
3. to contrast
4. to gesture (with hands)
5. ratio

比 bei² {bì}

1. to associate with
2. to be near

比 bei² {Bǐ}

1. Belgium
2. Belgian
3. abbr. for 比利時

比高 bei² gou¹ {bǐ gāo}

(noun) bagel (verb) to compare someone is taller

比例 bei² lai⁶ {bǐ lì}

(noun) Ratio

比數〔-数〕 bei² sou³ {bǐ shù}

score (of a sports match)

比年 {bìnián}

1. (literary) every year
2. year after year
3. in recent years
4. Taiwan pr. [bi4 nian2]

比捕 {bìbǔ}

1. (old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal
2. Taiwan pr. [bi4 bu3]

比肩 {bìjiān}

1. to be shoulder to shoulder
2. to be on an equal level with
3. Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1]

比亞〔-亚〕 bei² aa³ {Bǐ yà}

Bia, daughter of Pallas and Styx in Greek mythology, personification of violence

比捕 bei² bou⁶ {bǐ bǔ}

1. (old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal
2. Taiwan pr. [bi4 bu3]

比賽〔-赛〕 bei² coi³ {bǐ sài}

1. competition (sports etc)
2. match
3. CL: 場,次

比才 bei² coi⁴ {Bì cái}

1. Bizet (name)
2. Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carmen

比重 bei² cung⁵ {bǐ zhòng}

1. proportion
2. specific gravity

比特 bei² dak⁶ {bǐ tè}

bit (binary digit) (loanword)

比對〔-对〕 bei² deoi³ {bǐ duì}

1. comparison
2. to verify by comparing

比分 bei² fan¹ {bǐ fēn}

score

比方 bei² fong¹ {bǐ fang}

1. analogy
2. instance
3. for instance

比價〔-价〕 bei² gaa³ {bǐ jià}

1. price relations
2. parity
3. rate of exchange

比較〔-较〕 bei² gaau³ {bǐ jiào}

1. to compare
2. to contrast
3. comparatively
4. relatively
5. quite
6. comparison

比肩 bei² gin¹ {bǐ jiān}

1. to be shoulder to shoulder
2. to be on an equal level with
3. Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1]

比干 bei² gon¹ {Bǐ Gān}

Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth)

比起 bei² hei² {bǐ qǐ}

compared with

比丘 bei² jau¹ {Bǐ qiū}

Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")

比擬〔-拟〕 bei² ji⁴ {bǐ nǐ}

1. to compare
2. to draw a parallel
3. to match
4. analogy
5. metaphor
6. comparison

比爾〔-尔〕 bei² ji⁵ {Bǐ ěr}

Bill (name)

比翼 bei² jik⁶ {bǐ yì}

(flying) wing to wing

比熱〔-热〕 bei² jit⁶ {bǐ rè}

specific heat

比容 bei² jung⁴ {bǐ róng}

specific volume

比如 bei² jyu⁴ {bǐ rú}

1. for example
2. for instance
3. such as

比喻 bei² jyu⁶ {bǐ yù}

1. to compare
2. to liken to
3. metaphor
4. analogy
5. figure of speech
6. figuratively

比例 bei² lai⁶ {bǐ lì}

1. proportion
2. scale

比利 bei² lei⁶ {Bǐ lì}

Pelé (1940-), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star

比鄰〔-邻〕 bei² leon⁴ {bǐ lín}

1. neighbor
2. next-door neighbor
3. near
4. next to

比率 bei² leot² {bǐ lǜ}

1. ratio
2. rate
3. percentage

比量 bei² loeng⁴ {bǐ liang}

to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc)

比來〔-来〕 bei² loi⁴ {bǐ lái}

1. lately
2. recently

比武 bei² mou⁵ {bǐ wǔ}

1. martial arts competition
2. tournament
3. to compete in a contest

比年 bei² nin⁴ {bǐ nián}

1. (literary) every year
2. year after year
3. in recent years
4. Taiwan pr. [bi4 nian2]

比安 bei² on¹ {Bǐ ān}

Bienne, Switzerland

比拼 bei² ping³ {bǐ pīn}

1. to compete fiercely
2. contest

比薩〔-萨〕 bei² saat³ {bǐ sà}

pizza (loanword)

比薩〔-萨〕 bei² saat³ {Bǐ sà}

Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy

比濕〔-湿〕 bei² sap¹ {bǐ shī}

specific humidity

比試〔-试〕 bei² si³ {bǐ shì}

1. to have a competition
2. to measure with one's hand or arm
3. to make a gesture of measuring

比紹〔-绍〕 bei² siu⁶ {Bǐ shào}

Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau

比索 bei² sok³ {bǐ suǒ}

peso (currency in Latin America) (loanword)

比索 bei² sok³ {Bǐ suǒ}

Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau (Tw)

比劃〔-划〕 bei² waak⁶ {bǐ hua}

1. to gesture
2. to gesticulate
3. to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher
4. to fight
5. to come to blows

比值 bei² zik⁶ {bǐ zhí}

1. specific value
2. ratio

比照 bei² ziu³ {bǐ zhào}

1. according to
2. in the light of
3. contrast

比得上 bei² dak¹ soeng⁵ {bǐ de shàng}

(verb) be better than; be comparable with

比卡超 bei² kaa¹ ciu¹ {bǐ kǎ chāo}

(the character in a Japanese cartoon, Pokemon) Pikachu

比唔上 bei² m⁴ soeng² {bǐ ń shàng}

cannot be compared with; not as good as

比亞迪〔-亚-〕 bei² aa³ dik⁶ {Bǐ yà dí}

BYD Company (company name)

比不上 bei² bat¹ soeng⁵ {bǐ bù shàng}

can't compare with

比賽場〔-赛场〕 bei² coi³ coeng⁴ {bǐ sài chǎng}

1. stadium
2. playing field for a competition

比特幣〔--币〕 bei² dak⁶ bai⁶ {bǐ tè bì}

bitcoin (virtual currency)

比特犬 bei² dak⁶ hyun² {bǐ tè quǎn}

pit bull (loanword)

比方說〔--说〕 bei² fong¹ syut³ {bǐ fang shuō}

1. for example
2. for instance

比較級〔-较级〕 bei² gaau³ kap¹ {bǐ jiào jí}

comparative degree

比基尼 bei² gei¹ nei⁴ {bǐ jī ní}

bikini (loanword)

比桿賽〔-杆赛〕 bei² gon¹ coi³ {bǐ gān sài}

stroke play (golf)

比下去 bei² haa⁶ heoi³ {bǐ xià qù}

1. to defeat
2. to be superior to

比一比 bei² jat¹ bei² {bǐ yi bǐ}

1. to make a comparison
2. to engage in a contest

比丘尼 bei² jau¹ nei⁴ {bǐ qiū ní}

Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")

比爾博〔-尔-〕 bei² ji⁵ bok³ {Bǐ ěr bó}

Bilbo Baggins, hero of Tolkien's The Hobbit 霍比特人

比如縣〔--县〕 bei² jyu⁴ jyun⁶ {Bǐ rú xiàn}

Biru county, Tibetan: 'Bri ru rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區, central Tibet

比喻義〔--义〕 bei² jyu⁶ ji⁶ {bǐ yù yì}

figurative meaning (of a word)

比例尺 bei² lai⁶ cek³ {bǐ lì chǐ}

1. scale
2. architect's scale
3. engineer's scale

比利時〔--时〕 bei² lei⁶ si⁴ {Bǐ lì shí}

Belgium

比目魚〔--鱼〕 bei² muk⁶ jyu² {bǐ mù yú}

1. flatfish
2. flounder

比薩餅〔-萨饼〕 bei² saat³ beng² {bǐ sà bǐng}

1. pizza (loanword)
2. CL: 張

比斯特 bei² si¹ dak⁶ {Bǐ sī tè}

Brest (the most western French town)

比威力 bei² wai¹ lik⁶ {bǐ wēi lì}

yield-to-weight ratio

比腕力 bei² wun² lik⁶ {bǐ wàn lì}

arm wrestling (Tw)

比例中項〔---项〕 bei² lai⁶ zung¹ hong⁶ {bǐ lì zhōng xiàng}

the average proportion; the average of ratio

比比皆是 bei² bei² gaai¹ si⁶ {bǐ bǐ jiē shì}

can be found everywhere

比賽項目〔-赛项-〕 bei² coi³ hong⁶ muk⁶ {bǐ sài xiàng mù}

1. sporting event
2. item on program of sports competition

比佛利山 bei² fat⁶ lei⁶ saan¹ {Bǐ fó lì Shān}

Beverly Hills

比較分析〔-较--〕 bei² gaau³ fan¹ sik¹ {bǐ jiào fēn xī}

comparative analysis

比較喜歡〔-较-欢〕 bei² gaau³ hei² fun¹ {bǐ jiào xǐ huān}

to prefer

比較而言〔-较--〕 bei² gaau³ ji⁴ jin⁴ {bǐ jiào ér yán}

comparatively speaking

比較文學〔-较-学〕 bei² gaau³ man⁴ hok⁶ {bǐ jiào wén xué}

comparative literature

比基尼島〔---岛〕 bei² gei¹ nei⁴ dou² {Bǐ jī ní Dǎo}

Bikini atoll, French nuclear test site in South Pacific

比哈爾邦〔--尔-〕 bei² haa¹ ji⁵ bong¹ {Bǐ hā ěr bāng}

Bihar, state in eastern India

比翼齊飛〔--齐飞〕 bei² jik⁶ cai⁴ fei¹ {bǐ yì qí fēi}

1. to fly wing to wing (idiom)
2. two hearts beating as one
3. (of a couple) inseparable

比翼雙飛〔--双飞〕 bei² jik⁶ soeng¹ fei¹ {bǐ yì shuāng fēi}

1. lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
2. fig. two hearts beating as one
3. name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish

比利牛斯 bei² lei⁶ ngau⁴ si¹ {Bǐ lì niú sī}

Pyrenees mountains

比薩斜塔〔-萨--〕 bei² saat³ ce⁴ taap³ {Bǐ sà Xié tǎ}

Leaning Tower of Pisa

比什凱克〔--凯-〕 bei² sap⁶ hoi² hak¹ {Bǐ shí kǎi kè}

Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan

比手劃腳〔--划脚〕 bei² sau² waak⁶ goek³ {bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo}

1. to gesticulate
2. to make lively gestures (while talking)
3. also written 比手畫腳

比手畫腳〔--画脚〕 bei² sau² waak⁶ goek³ {bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo}

1. to gesticulate
2. to make lively gestures (while talking)

比斯開灣〔--开湾〕 bei² si¹ hoi¹ waan¹ {Bǐ sī kāi wān}

Bay of Biscay

比氏鶲鶯〔--鹟莺〕 bei² si⁶ jung¹ ang¹ {Bǐ shì wēng yīng}

(Chinese bird species) Bianchi's warbler (Seicercus valentini)

比色分析 bei² sik¹ fan¹ sik¹ {bǐ sè fēn xī}

colorimetric analysis

比亞迪汽車〔-亚--车〕 bei² aa³ dik⁶ hei³ ce¹ {Bǐ yà dí qì chē}

BYD Auto, PRC car company

比登天還難〔---还难〕 bei² dang¹ tin¹ waan⁴ naan⁴ {bǐ dēng tiān hái nán}

1. lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
2. fig. extremely difficult
3. far from an easy task

比勒費爾德〔--费尔-〕 bei² lak⁶ fai³ ji⁵ dak¹ {Bǐ lè fèi ěr dé}

Bielefeld (city in Germany)

比勒陀利亞〔----亚〕 bei² lak⁶ to⁴ lei⁶ aa³ {Bǐ lè tuó lì yà}

Pretoria, capital of South Africa

比利牛斯山 bei² lei⁶ ngau⁴ si¹ saan¹ {Bǐ lì niú sī shān}

Pyrenees mountains

比埃茲巴伯〔--兹--〕 bei² oi¹ zi¹ baa¹ baak³ {Bǐ āi zī bā bó}

Beelzebub

比上不足比下有餘〔-------余〕 bei² soeng⁶ bat¹ zuk¹ bei² haa⁶ jau⁵ jyu⁴ {bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú}

1. to fall short of the best but be better than the worst
2. can pass muster