相比

xiāngbǐ

verb HSK 3 #4,548

Meanings

1 to compare
2 compared to

Characters

Examples

和去年相比，今年好多了。

Hé qùnián xiāngbǐ, jīnnián hǎo duō le.

Compared to last year, this year is much better.

两个城市无法相比。

Liǎng gè chéngshì wúfǎ xiāngbǐ.

The two cities can't be compared.

相比之下，这个更便宜。

Xiāngbǐ zhī xià, zhège gèng piányi.

By comparison, this one is cheaper.

Tips

grammar

Common patterns: 和…相比 (compared to...), 相比之下 (by comparison), 相比起来 (comparatively speaking).

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

比 bǐ