比作

bǐzuò

verb #15,602

Meanings

1 to liken to
2 to compare to

Characters

to compare; ratio

to regard as; to act as; to make

Examples

人们常把老师比作蜡烛。

Rénmen cháng bǎ lǎoshī bǐzuò làzhú.

People often liken teachers to candles.

他把人生比作一场旅行。

Tā bǎ rénshēng bǐzuò yī chǎng lǚxíng.

He compared life to a journey.

Tips

grammar

Pattern: 把 A 比作 B (liken A to B). Similar to 比喻 (metaphor/to use as a metaphor), but 比作 specifically means "to compare X as Y" while 比喻 is broader. Also written as 比做.

Stroke Order

比 bǐ

作 zuò