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= bi + Ø3
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
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= bi + Ø1
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
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= bi + Ø3
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
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How to pronounce 比

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= bi initial

Bi is for Shield maiden and Valkyrie Brunhilde.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= bi initial

Bi is for Shield maiden and Valkyrie Brunhilde.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

比 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= qi + Ø1
seven / 7
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= bi + Ø3
dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon
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Characters with 比 as component

pín = pi + (e)n2
pearl
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= pi + Ø1
arsenic
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= pi + Ø2
Malva sylvestris
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Words with 比

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Colombia / Columbia (District of, or University etc)
to be just like / can be compared to
to be just like; can be compared to

Sentences with 比

zhǐ
shì
tiān
shàng
de
pán
táo
yuán
lái

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