比比

bǐbǐ

adverb #23,624

Meanings

1 everywhere
2 in abundance
3 all around

Characters

to compare / side by side

repeated for emphasis — everywhere / all around

Examples

这种错误比比皆是。

Zhè zhǒng cuòwù bǐbǐ jiē shì.

This kind of mistake is everywhere.

历史上这样的例子比比皆是。

Lìshǐ shàng zhèyàng de lìzi bǐbǐ jiē shì.

Examples like this are abundant throughout history.

Tips

usage

比比 almost exclusively appears in the fixed phrase 比比皆是 (bǐbǐ jiē shì) — 'all are like this / everywhere to be found.' It is a formal or literary expression. 皆 (jiē) means 'all,' reinforcing the sense of ubiquity.

Stroke Order

比 bǐ