較
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jiào · to compare

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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

車Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 較

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Example sentences

Notice where 較 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ huán shì yí gè rén qù bǐ jiào hǎo.我還是一個人去比較好。

I think I'd better go alone.

Source: Tatoeba #14008197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǐ jiào nǐ hé tā de fān yì.比較你和他的翻譯。

Compare your translation with his.

Source: Tatoeba #834234 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén xiàn zài yǒu jiào zhòng yào de shì qíng yào zuò.我們現在有較重要的事情要做。

We have more important things to do right now.

Source: Tatoeba #7909713 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huí jiā bǐ jiào hǎo.我回家比較好。

I'd better go home.

Source: Tatoeba #8215728 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yǒu bǐ jiào dà de chǐ cùn má?你有比較大的尺寸嗎?

Do you have a larger size?

Source: Tatoeba #844496 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dào nà lǐ yǒu bǐ jiào duǎn de lù má ?到那裡有比較短的路嗎?

Is there a shorter road to get there?

Source: Tatoeba #779056 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 較 in context

  1. Say jiào, then recall the core meaning: to compare.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 較 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.