比较
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
比较 (bǐjiào) · fairly
比较 (bǐjiào) means “fairly; quite; to compare”. It is written with 2 characters: 比 (to compare) + 较 (relatively). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 比较 is built
The characters
比 bǐ · to compare
What 比 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
较 jiào · relatively
What 较 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 交jiāo — to connect
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 六liù — six
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 交 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天比较冷，多穿点儿。Jīntiān bǐjiào lěng, duō chuān diǎnr.It's fairly cold today, so wear more.
请比较一下这两个字。Qǐng bǐjiào yīxià zhè liǎng ge zì.Please compare these two characters.
Questions about 比较
What does 比较 mean?
比较 (bǐjiào) means “fairly; quite; to compare”.
How do you pronounce 比较?
比较 is pronounced bǐjiào.
Which HSK level is 比较?
比较 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 比例bǐlìproportion
- 比赛bǐsàimatch
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 比分bǐfēnscore
- 对比duìbǐto compare
- 比方bǐfangfor example
- 比喻bǐyùmetaphor
- 比重bǐzhòngproportion
Learn 比较 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.