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比较
bǐjiào
Description
“比较”可以表示把两个东西放在一起看有什么不同，也可以放在形容词前面，表示“有点儿”或者“还算”的意思。
"比较" can mean putting two things together to see the differences, or it can be placed before adjectives to mean "somewhat" or "fairly".
Meanings
比较bǐjiào
fairly, rather, relatively
今天比较冷，多穿点儿吧。
It's quite cold today, wear a bit more.
比较bǐjiào
to compare
我们来比较一下这两个手机。
Let's compare these two phones.
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Notes
- Etymology
比 (compare) + 较 (compare/contrast), a compound of two similar characters.
- Nuance
as an adverb it softens statements, like English "quite" or "rather".
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