比
Meanings
1. to compare
2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
3. ratio
4. to gesture
5. (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
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Examples379
我 看 的 比Tom 知道 得 多。
I saw more than Tom knows.
我 不 知道 他 比 我 大 还是 小。
I don't know whether he's younger or older than me.
如果 我 要 的 比 他 多 呢?
What if I want it more than he does?
Sam 比Tom 小 两 岁。
Sam is two years younger than Tom.
John 比 我 大 两 岁。
John is senior to me by two years.
日本 的 人口 比 英国 多。
The population of Japan is larger than that of Britain.