Chinese Character Dictionary

比方

bĭ fang

analogy

比方说

bĭ fang shuō

for example

比杆赛

bĭ gān sài

stroke play (golf)

比武

bĭ wŭ

martial arts competition

比比皆是

bĭ bĭ jiē shì

can be found everywhere

比湿

bĭ shī

specific humidity

比照

bĭ zhào

according to

比热

bĭ rè

specific heat

比尔

Bĭ ĕr

Bill (name)

比尔・盖茨

Bĭ ĕr · Gài cí

Bill Gates (19-), founder and chairman of Microsoft

比尔博

Bĭ ĕr bó

Bilbo Baggins, hero of Tolkien's The Hobbit 霍比特人

比特

bĭ tè

bit (binary digit) (loanword)

比特币

bĭ tè bì

bitcoin (virtual currency)

比率

bĭ lu:4

ratio

比画

bĭ huà

gesture

比目鱼

bĭ mù yú

flatfish

比索

Bĭ suŏ

Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau (Tw)

比绍

Bĭ shào

Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau

比翼

bĭ yì

fly wing to wing

比翼双飞

bĭ yì shuāng fēi

lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)

比翼齐飞

bĭ yì qí fēi

to fly wing to wing (idiom)

比肩

bĭ jiān

to be shoulder to shoulder

比色分析

bĭ sè fēn xī

colorimetric analysis

比萨

Bĭ sà

Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy

比萨斜塔

Bĭ sà Xié tă

Leaning Tower of Pisa

比萨饼

bĭ sà bĭng

pizza (loanword)

比试

bĭ shì

to have a competition

比赛

bĭ sài

competition (sports etc)

比赛场

bĭ sài chăng

stadium

比赛项目

bĭ sài xiàng mù

sporting event

比起

bĭ qĭ

compared with

比较

bĭ jiào

to compare

比较分析

bĭ jiào fēn xī

comparative analysis

比较喜欢

bĭ jiào xĭ huān

to prefer

比较文学

bĭ jiào wén xué

comparative literature

比较级

bĭ jiào jí

comparative degree

比较而言

bĭ jiào ér yán

comparatively speaking

比邻

bĭ lín

neighbor

比重

bĭ zhòng

proportion

比量

bĭ liang

to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc)

毖

bì

careful

毗

pí

to adjoin

毗湿奴

pí shī nú

Vishnu (Hindu deity)

毗耶娑

Pí yē suō

Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Mó hē pó luó duō] and a major figure in it

毗连

pí lián

to adjoin

毗邻

pí lín

bordering

毗

pí

variant of 毗[pí]

毚

chán

cunning

毛

Máo

surname Mao

毛主席

Máo Zhŭ xí

Chairman Mao

毛主席纪念堂

Máo Zhŭ xí Jì niàn táng

Mausoleum of Mao Zedong

毛主席语录

Máo Zhŭ xí Yŭ lù

Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, published from 1964 to about 1976

毛主义

Máo zhŭ yì

Maoism

毛出在羊身上

máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng

lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.

毛利

máo lì

gross profit

毛刷

máo shuà

brush

毛刺

máo cì

barb

毛南族

Máo nán zú

Maonan ethnic group of Guangxi

毛口

máo kŏu

metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe)

毛哔叽

máo bì jī

serge