比拼

bǐpīn

verb

Meanings

1 to compete fiercely
2 to go head-to-head
3 to face off

Characters

to compare, to compete

to go all out, risk everything

Examples

HSK 5

两支球队将比拼冠军宝座。

Liǎng zhī qiúduì jiāng bǐpīn guànjūn bǎozuò.

The two teams will battle it out for the championship.

HSK 7-9

他们在厨艺上比拼了一番。

Tāmen zài chúyì shang bǐpīn le yìfān.

They had a real cooking face-off.

Tips

usage

Stronger than plain 比 (compare) - the 拼 (to fight all-out, risk everything) makes it 'go all in'. Heavily used in sports, e-sports, and reality-show writing.

memory

比 'compare' + 拼 'risk it / fight to the end' = 'a no-holds-barred comparison'.

Stroke Order

比 bǐ

拼 pīn