B1 · Grammar reference · ASG72HKP
Expressing "rather" with "bijiao"
The word 比较 (bǐjiào) can be a verb which means "to compare." But it can also be an adverb meaning "comparatively" or "rather."
- Keywords
- 比较 · 比
- Used for
- Comparing
- Classification
- Adverbs with Adjectives · HSK3
Examples (10)
这个问题比较简单。
我觉得这个价格比较贵。
我家离市中心比较近。
大城市的工作压力比较大。
你上班坐地铁比较方便吧？
我比较讨厌男人说脏话。
你比较喜欢用Gmail还是Hotmail？
我父母比较反对我找外国男朋友。
民众比较支持新的就业政策。
老板通常比较关注结果，不是过程。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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