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比
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HSK 1
to comparemore {adj.} than {noun}ratioto gesture
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Grammar note
比 puts the two things being compared on either side of it and the quality last. No word for 'than' or 'more' is added.
比 — comparing two things — how often the Chinese Bible uses it
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比
to compare, liken; comparison; than
radical 比components ⿰匕匕
Appears in 565 verses
Genesis 2:11Genesis 3:1Genesis 3:14Genesis 7:20Genesis 13:7Genesis 14:2Genesis 14:8Genesis 15:20Genesis 19:9Genesis 25:4Genesis 26:16Genesis 26:34Genesis 34:30Genesis 36:32Genesis 36:33Genesis 36:35Genesis 36:41Genesis 38:26Genesis 39:9Genesis 41:40Genesis 43:34Genesis 46:21Genesis 48:19Genesis 48:22Exodus 1:9Exodus 1:11Exodus 3:8Exodus 3:17Exodus 14:2Exodus 14:9Exodus 14:12Exodus 16:5Exodus 18:11Exodus 23:23Exodus 30:34Exodus 31:2Exodus 33:2Exodus 34:11Exodus 35:30Exodus 36:1Exodus 36:2Exodus 36:8Exodus 37:1Exodus 38:22Exodus 38:26Exodus 39:1Numbers 1:10Numbers 1:11Numbers 2:20Numbers 2:22Numbers 3:35Numbers 3:46Numbers 7:54Numbers 7:59Numbers 7:60Numbers 7:65Numbers 10:23Numbers 10:24Numbers 13:14Numbers 13:22
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