Chinese word dictionary

比肩

bǐ jiān · to be shoulder to shoulder; (fig.) to be as good as; to match; Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1]

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Word information

Simplified比肩

Traditional比肩

Pinyinbǐ jiān

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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比bǐ

to compare, liken; comparison; than

肩jiān

shoulders; to shoulder, to bear

How to learn 比肩

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Words with the same characters

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比bǐ

Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]; to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

比较bǐjiào

to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison

比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

比赛bǐsài

competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete

相比xiāngbǐ

to compare

比分bǐfēn

score (of a game or competition)