相比
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
相比 (xiāngbǐ) · to compare
相比 (xiāngbǐ) means “to compare; compared with”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 比 (to compare). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 相比 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
和去年相比，今年更热。Hé qùnián xiāngbǐ, jīnnián gèng rè.Compared with last year, this year is hotter.
跟大城市相比，这里很安静。Gēn dà chéngshì xiāngbǐ, zhèlǐ hěn ānjìng.Compared with big cities, it's quiet here.
Questions about 相比
What does 相比 mean?
相比 (xiāngbǐ) means “to compare; compared with”.
How do you pronounce 相比?
相比 is pronounced xiāngbǐ.
Which HSK level is 相比?
相比 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
- 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with sb)
Learn 相比 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.