比拟

比擬

bǐnǐ

verb #36,349

Meanings

1 to compare
2 to draw a parallel
3 analogy
4 metaphor

Characters

imitate, draft, liken

Examples

他的才华无人能比拟。

Tā de cáihuá wú rén néng bǐnǐ.

His talent is beyond compare.

诗人常用比拟的手法。

Shīrén cháng yòng bǐnǐ de shǒufǎ.

Poets often use the technique of analogy.

这两件事不能比拟。

Zhè liǎng jiàn shì bùnéng bǐnǐ.

These two matters cannot be compared.

Tips

register

Literary/formal. Everyday comparison uses 比较 (bǐjiào). 比拟 often appears in fixed phrases like 无可比拟 (incomparable) or as a rhetorical term in literature.

Stroke Order

比 bǐ

拟 nǐ