媲美

pìměi
verb HSK 7 #18,714

Meanings

  1. 1 to rival; to be comparable to
  2. 2 to match; to be on par with

Characters

Literally 'to match in beauty' — to compare favorably with something excellent.

Examples

Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng kěyǐ pìměi Ruìshì.
The scenery here can rival Switzerland.
Zhè kuǎn shǒujī de pāizhào xiàoguǒ zúyǐ pìměi zhuānyè xiàngjī.
This phone's camera quality is good enough to rival a professional camera.

Tips

usage
媲美 always implies a positive comparison — X can match Y's excellence. The common patterns are 可以媲美 (can rival), 足以媲美 (sufficient to rival), and ...媲美 (worthy of being compared to). It's never used for negative comparisons.

Stroke Order

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