相比

xiāngbǐ

verb HSK 3 #4,548

Meanings

HSK 1

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.

HSK 4

两个城市无法相比。

Liǎng gè chéngshì wúfǎ xiāngbǐ.

The two cities can't be compared.

HSK 5

相比之下，这个更便宜。

Xiāngbǐ zhīxià, zhège gèng piányi.

By comparison, this one is cheaper.

grammar

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

相 xiāng

比 bǐ