比: to compare | to associate with

比 bǐ

radical 81 | verb | preposition
: (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to set side by side
: to gesture (with hands)
: ratio
: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時

比 bì

: to associate with; to be near

Kun Reading

比 | たぐい tagui

irregular okurigana usage | noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer

比 | ころおい kurooi

noun
: time; period; days

比べ | くらべ kurabe

noun | noun suffix
: contest; comparison; competition

比べる | くらべる kuraberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compare; to make a comparison
: to compete; to vie

比える | よそえる yosoeru

ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to compare; to liken
: to use as a pretext

比 | ひする hisuru

suru verb – special class
: to compare

比賽[赛] bi3sai4: competition (sports etc); match

比較[较] bi3jiao4: to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
[比較 | ひかく hikaku: comparison]

可比較 ke3bi3jiao4: comparableness

比例 bi3li4: proportion; scale [ひれい hirei: proportion]

比如 bi3ru2: for example; for instance; such as

比方 bi3fang: analogy; instance; for instance

對[对]比 dui4bi3: to contrast; contrast; ratio

好比 hao3bi3: to be just like; can be compared to

占比 zhan1bi3: proportion

無[无]比 wu2bi3: incomparable; matchless
[無比 | むひ muhi: peerless; unparalleled]

不比 bu4bi3: unlike

相比xiang1bi3: to compare

朋比爲[为]奸 peng2bi3wei2jian1: conspire/gang up

比 bi4: to associate with; to be near

比才 bi4cai2: Bizet (name); Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carmen

昵比 ni4bi4: intimate

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
に比べ | にくらべ nikurabe: compared to

と比べて | とくらべて tokurabete: compared with

比類のない | ひるいのない hirui no nai: peerless

比翼の鳥 | ひよくのとり hiyoku no tori: happily married couple

*天涯比隣 | てんがいひりん tengai hirin
: (yoji) a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one’s close neighborhood

団栗の背比べ | どんぐりのせいくらべ donguri no seikurabe
: having no outstanding characteristics; to all seem about the same; bragging competition (“pissing contest”) concerning matters of little importance; height comparison among acorns

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
壽比南山 [寿比南山 ] shou4 bi3 nan2 shan1
: Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains. Long may you live!

*天涯比鄰 [天涯比邻] tian1 ya2 bi3 lin2
: far-flung realms as next door; close in spirit although far away; absence makes the heart grow fonder

將心比心 [将心比心] jiang1 xin1 bi3 xin1
: to put oneself in sb else’s shoes

情比金堅 [情比金坚] qing2 bi3 jin1 jian1
: love is more solid than gold

恩比天大 en1 bi3 tian1 da4
: to be as kind and benevolent as heaven

比登天還難 [比登天还难] bi3 deng1 tian1 hai2 nan2
: lit. even harder than reaching the sky; fig. extremely difficult; far from an easy task

不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨 [不怕不识货，只怕货比货] bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
: lit. don’t worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them; fig. goods’ (or person’s) true value can only be determined through comparison

人比人，氣死人 [人比人，气死人] ren2 bi3 ren2 , qi4 si3 ren2
: constantly comparing oneself to others will only make one angry

帶著希望去旅行，比到達終點更美好 [带着希望去旅行，比到达终点更美好] dai4 zhe5 xi1 wang4 qu4 lü3 xing2 , bi3 dao4 da2 zhong1 dian3 geng4 mei3 hao
: It is better to travel than to arrive.
OR
路上比終點更有意義 [路上比终点更有意义] lu4 shang5 bi3 zhong1 dian3 geng4 you3 yi4 yi4
: The road means more than the destination. It is better to travel than to arrive.
OR
過程比終點更美 [过程比终点更美] guo4 cheng2 bi3 zhong1 dian3 geng4 mei3
: The process is more beautiful than the outcome. It is better to travel than to arrive.

在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝 [在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝] zai4 tian1 yuan4 zuo4 bi3 yi4 niao3 , zai4 di4 yuan4 zuo4 lian2 li3 zhi1
: In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined; wishing for conjugal bliss

比上不足比下有餘 [比上不足比下有余] bi3 shang4 bu4 zu2 bi3 xia4 you3 yu2
: to fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster

筆勝於刀文比武強 [笔胜于刀文比武强] bi3 sheng4 yu2 dao1 wen2 bi3 wu3 qiang2
: the pen is mightier than the sword

貨比三家 [货比三家] huo4 bi3 san1 jia1
: to comparison shop; comparison shopping

貨比三家不吃虧 [货比三家不吃亏] huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1
: shop around first and you won’t get ripped off