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对比

duì bǐ · dui bi

Traditional 對比

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to contrast
  2. contrast
  3. ratio
  4. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

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2 examples
01

下(xià)面(miàn)的(de)解(jiě)释(shì)是(shì)通(tōng)过(guò)比(bǐ)较(jiào)和(hé)对(duì)比(bǐ)各(gè)种(zhǒng)不(bù)同(tóng)的(de)理(lǐ)论(lùn)。

The explanation below was achieved by comparing and contrasting a variety of different theories.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

新(xīn)的(de)旗(qí)袍(páo)又(yòu)修(xiū)长(cháng)又(yòu)紧(jǐn)身(shēn)，也(yě)有(yǒu)短(duǎn)裙(qún)摆(bǎi)，与(yǔ)传(chuán)统(tǒng)式(shì)样(yàng)构(gòu)成(chéng)了(le)鲜(xiān)明(míng)的(de)对(duì)比(bǐ)。

Slender and form-fitting with a high cut, the new qipao contrasted sharply with the traditional one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

比
bī

euphemistic variant of 屄[bī]

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