比喻
bǐ yù
Pinyin

Definition

比喻
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bǐ yù
  1. to compare
  2. to liken to
  3. metaphor
  4. analogy
  5. figure of speech
  6. figuratively

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

比
Bǐ
  1. 1 Belgium
  2. 2 Belgian
  3. 3 abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]
同比
tóng bǐ
  1. 1 over the same period
  2. 2 year-on-year
好比
hǎo bǐ
  1. 1 to be just like
  2. 2 can be compared to
对比
duì bǐ
  1. 1 to contrast
  2. 2 contrast
  3. 3 ratio
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
性价比
xìng jià bǐ
  1. 1 cost-performance ratio
比例
bǐ lì
  1. 1 proportion
  2. 2 scale
比分
bǐ fēn
  1. 1 score
比如
bǐ rú
  1. 1 for example
  2. 2 for instance
  3. 3 such as
比拼
bǐ pīn
  1. 1 to compete fiercely
  2. 2 contest
比赛
bǐ sài
  1. 1 competition (sports etc)
  2. 2 match
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng],次[cì]
  4. 4 to compete
比起
bǐ qǐ
  1. 1 compared with
比较
bǐ jiào
  1. 1 to compare
  2. 2 to contrast
  3. 3 comparatively
  4. 4 relatively
  5. 5 quite
  6. 6 comparison
无比
wú bǐ
  1. 1 incomparable
  2. 2 matchless
相比
xiāng bǐ
  1. 1 to compare
科比
Kē bǐ
  1. 1 Kobe Bryant
  2. 2 abbr. for 科比·布萊恩特|科比·布莱恩特[Kē bǐ · Bù lái ēn tè]
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
  1. 1 it goes without saying
  2. 2 it is self-evident
丘比特
Qiū bǐ tè
  1. 1 Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
  1. 1 things are very different now (idiom)
  2. 2 times have changed

Idioms (16)

不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
  1. 1 things are very different now (idiom)
  2. 2 times have changed
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
  1. 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
  2. 2 Long may you live!
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
  1. 1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. 2 close in spirit although far away
家喻户晓
jiā yù hù xiǎo
  1. 1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
  2. 2 a household name
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
  1. 1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
恩比天大
ēn bǐ tiān dà
  1. 1 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
情比金坚
qíng bǐ jīn jiān
  1. 1 love is more solid than gold (idiom)
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
  1. 1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely difficult
  3. 3 far from an easy task
比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi
  1. 1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. two hearts beating as one
  3. 3 name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi
  1. 1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
  2. 2 two hearts beating as one
  3. 3 (of a couple) inseparable
瘦死的骆驼比马大
shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà
  1. 1 lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
  3. 3 a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
  1. 1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
货比三家
huò bǐ sān jiā
  1. 1 to comparison shop (idiom)
  2. 2 comparison shopping
货比三家不吃亏
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
  1. 1 shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)

Sample Sentences

按照pdp性格测试的分类呢，老板可以比喻成各种萌萌的动物，我给你分析分析，看看你的老板属于哪一种。
ànzhào pdp xìnggé cèshì de fēnlèi ne ，lǎobǎn kěyǐ bǐyù chéng gèzhǒng méngméng de dòngwù ，wǒ gěi nǐ fēnxi fēnxi ，kàn kan nǐ de lǎobǎn shǔyú nǎ yī zhǒng 。
According to the categories of this PDP personality test, your boss can be compared to each kind of cute animal, and I'll analyze it for you to see what type your boss belongs to.
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他的小说里面运用了很多有趣的比喻。
tā de xiǎoshuō lǐmiàn yùnyòng le hěn duō yǒuqù de bǐyù 。
In his novels, he uses a lot of interesting metaphors.
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