Word: 比 (bǐ, bī)

你可能比你想的更聪明。

Nǐ kěnéng bǐ nǐ xiǎng de gèng cōngming.

You're probably smarter than you think.

你家里的女生都比你大吗？

Nǐ jiālǐ de nǚshēng dōu bǐ nǐ dà ma?

Are your sisters all older than you?

你成绩比我好。

Nǐ chéngjì bǐ wǒ hǎo.

Your grades are better than mine.

你比他年轻吗？

Nǐ bǐ tā niánqīng ma?

Are you younger than him?

你比以前更容易上课迟到了。

Nǐ bǐ yǐqián gèng róngyì shàngkè chídàole.

You've been late for school more often than before.

你比你妹妹起得晚，不是么？

Nǐ bǐ nǐ mèimei qǐ de wǎn, bú shì me?

You don't get up as early as your sister, do you?

你比你想得好。

Nǐ bǐ nǐ xiǎng de hǎo.

You're better than you think.

你比她要高。

Nǐ bǐ tā yào gāo.

You are taller than she is.

你比我更会下象棋。

Nǐ bǐ wǒ gèng huì xià xiàngqí.

You're a better chess player than me.

你比我记得好。

Nǐ bǐ wǒ jìde hǎo.

You remember it better than I do.

你游泳游得比他好得多。

Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de bǐ tā hǎo de duō.

You can swim much better than him.

你游泳游得比我好。

Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de bǐ wǒ hǎo.

You swim better than me.

你滑雪比我好。

Nǐ huáxuě bǐ wǒ hǎo.

You're a better skier than me.

你的手表比我的贵。

Nǐ de shǒubiǎo bǐ wǒ de guì.

Your watch is more expensive than mine.

你的笔比我的好。

Nǐ de bǐ bǐ wǒ de hǎo.

Your pen is better than mine.

你的计划似乎比我的好。

Nǐ de jìhuà sìhū bǐ wǒ de hǎo.

Your plan seems better than mine.

你真的觉得名利比健康更重要吗？

Nǐ zhēnde juéde mínglì bǐ jiànkāng gèng zhòngyào ma?

Do you really think fame and profit matter more than health?

你肯定比以前强壮。

Nǐ kěndìng bǐ yǐqián qiángzhuàng.

You've definitely gotten stronger.

你能游得比他快吗？

Nǐ néng yóu de bǐ tā kuài ma?

Can you swim as fast as he can?

你获得的比我多。

Nǐ huòdé de bǐ wǒ duō.

You obtained more than me.

你记事情的能力并不比我好多少。

Nǐ jì shìqing de nénglì bìng bù bǐ wǒ hǎo duōshǎo.

You are no better at remembering things than I am.

保税商品通常比外面便宜一些。

Bǎoshuì shāngpǐn tōngcháng bǐ wàimiàn piányi yìxiē.

Bonded goods are usually a bit cheaper than those outside.

健康比财富重要。

Jiànkāng bǐ cáifù zhòngyào.

Health is above wealth.

充满希望比绝望好。

Chōngmǎn xīwàng bǐ juéwàng hǎo.

To hope is better than to despair.

光缆比旧电线传得更快。

Guānglǎn bǐ jiù diànxiàn chuán de gèng kuài.

Optical cables transmit faster than old wires.

关于电脑，她知道的比我多。

Guānyú diànnǎo, tā zhīdào de bǐ wǒ duō.

She knows more about computers than I do.

关公面前比大刀，自不量力

Guāngōng miànqián bǐ dàdāo, zìbúliànglì

comparing big swords in front of Guan Gong: overrating one's own strength

内地的冬天比海边更干燥。

Nèidì de dōngtiān bǐ hǎibiān gèng gānzào.

Winters inland are drier than by the sea.

再没有比这更如意的办法了。

Zài méiyǒu bǐ zhè gèng rúyì de bànfǎ le.

There couldn’t be a more ideal solution than that.

农村的教育水平比城市滞后很多。

Nóngcūn de jiàoyù shuǐpíng bǐ chéngshì zhìhòu hěn duō.

The level of education in the countryside lags far behind that of the cities.

加拿大比日本大。

Jiānádà bǐ Rìběn dà.

Canada is larger than Japan.

包裹到得比我想象中要早。

Bāoguǒ dào de bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng yào zǎo.

The parcel arrived faster than I thought.

北京的纬度比广州高。

Běijīng de wěidù bǐ Guǎngzhōu gāo.

Beijing's latitude is higher than Guangzhou's.

北方的冬天比南方冷得多。

Běifāng de dōngtiān bǐ nánfāng lěng de duō.

Winters in the north are much colder than in the south.

北美洲的冬天比我想的冷多了。

Běiměizhōu de dōngtiān bǐ wǒ xiǎng de lěng duō le.

Winter in North America is much colder than I thought.

南方的降雨量比北方多。

Nánfāng de jiàngyǔliàng bǐ běifāng duō.

The south gets more rainfall than the north.

即使有人比你漂亮，也不会太多。

Jíshǐ yǒurén bǐ nǐ piàoliang, yě búhuì tài duō.

If there even are people more beautiful than you, there won't be many of them.

即使有比你漂亮的，也不会太多。

Jíshǐ yǒu bǐ nǐ piàoliang de, yě búhuì tài duō.

If there even are people more beautiful than you, there won't be many of them.

古代的州比现在的县大。

Gǔdài de zhōu bǐ xiànzài de xiàn dà.

A prefecture in ancient times was bigger than a county today.

台湾菜比印度菜口味淡。

Táiwān cài bǐ Yìndù cài kǒuwèi dàn.

Taiwanese food is milder than Indian food.

合金通常比纯金属更硬。

Héjīn tōngcháng bǐ chún jīnshǔ gèng yìng.

Alloys are usually harder than pure metals.

周末的人比工作日多。

Zhōumò de rén bǐ gōngzuòrì duō.

There are more people on weekends than on weekdays.

和你的车比起来，我的车很小。

Hé nǐ de chē bǐ qǐlai, wǒ de chē hěn xiǎo.

Compared with yours, my car is small.

商朝比周朝更早。

Shāngcháo bǐ zhōucháo gèng zǎo.

The Shang dynasty came earlier than the Zhou dynasty.

商用电脑比家用的贵很多。

Shāngyòng diànnǎo bǐ jiāyòng de guì hěn duō.

Commercial computers are much more expensive than home ones.

图片比文字更直观。

Túpiàn bǐ wénzì gèng zhíguān.

Pictures are more direct to the senses than words.

在孟子看来，义比生命更重要。

Zài Mèngzǐ kànlai, yì bǐ shēngmìng gèng zhòngyào.

In Mencius's view, righteousness is more important than life.

在我们家，孝顺比什么都重要。

Zài wǒmen jiā, xiàoshùn bǐ shénme dōu zhòngyào.

In our family, filial piety matters more than anything.

在这个年纪，健康比什么都可贵。

Zài zhège niánjì, jiànkāng bǐ shénme dōu kěguì.

At this age, health is more precious than anything else.

地幔比地壳厚得多。

Dìmàn bǐ dìqiào hòu de duō.

The mantle is much thicker than the crust.

地球上的陆地比海洋小得多。

Dìqiú shàng de lùdì bǐ hǎiyáng xiǎo de duō.

Land on Earth is much smaller than the oceans.

地球比台球更光滑。

Dìqiú bǐ táiqiú gèng guānghuá.

The Earth is smoother than a billiard ball.

地球比太阳小。

Dìqiú bǐ tàiyang xiǎo.

The earth is smaller than the sun.

坐地铁反而比开车快。

Zuò dìtiě fǎn'ér bǐ kāichē kuài.

Taking the subway is actually faster than driving.

城市的生育率比农村低很多。

Chéngshì de shēngyùlǜ bǐ nóngcūn dī hěn duō.

The fertility rate in cities is much lower than in rural areas.

天平的左边比右边重。

Tiānpíng de zuǒbian bǐ yòubian zhòng.

The left side of the scale is heavier than the right.

天气一天比一天冷。

Tiānqì yì tiān bǐ yì tiān lěng.

It got colder day by day.

天气比昨天好。

Tiānqì bǐ zuótiān hǎo.

The weather's better than yesterday.

太阳比月亮大。

Tàiyang bǐ yuèliang dà.

The sun is larger than the moon.

女人一般比男人长寿。

Nǚrén yìbān bǐ nánrén chángshòu.

Women usually live longer than men.

女人往往比男人活得更长。

Nǚrén wǎngwǎng bǐ nánrén huó de gèng cháng.

Women tend to live longer than men.

女性一般比男性长寿十年。

Nǚxìng yìbān bǐ nánxìng chángshòu shínián.

Generally, women live 10 years longer than men.

女性通常比男性长寿。

Nǚxìng tōngcháng bǐ nánxìng chángshòu.

Women generally live longer than men.

她一天比一天漂亮。

Tā yì tiān bǐ yì tiān piàoliang.

She gets prettier day by day.

她不比你聪明。

Tā bù bǐ nǐ cōngming.

She is less intelligent than you.

她今天比昨天要好很多。

Tā jīntiān bǐ zuótiān yào hǎo hěn duō.

She is far better today than yesterday.

她似乎比以往任何时候都漂亮。

Tā sìhū bǐ yǐwǎng rènhé shíhou dōu piàoliang.

She looked more beautiful than ever.

她可能比你高。

Tā kěnéng bǐ nǐ gāo.

She might be taller than you.

她唱得比他好。

Tā chàng de bǐ tā hǎo.

She sang better than him.

她垒球打得比我好多了。

Tā lěiqiú dǎ de bǐ wǒ hǎoduō le.

She plays softball much better than I do.

她比丈夫多活十年。

Tā bǐ zhàngfu duō huó shínián.

She survived her husband by ten years.

她比他大三岁。

Tā bǐ tā dà sān suì.

She's three years older than him.

她比他女儿年轻。

Tā bǐ tā nǚ'ér niánqīng.

She's younger than his daughter.

她比他年轻。

Tā bǐ tā niánqīng.

She's younger than him.

她比他聪明。

Tā bǐ tā cōngming.

She's cleverer than him.

她比你大两岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà liǎng suì.

She is two years older than you.

她比你强壮。

Tā bǐ nǐ qiángzhuàng.

She is stronger than you.

她比其他人都漂亮。

Tā bǐ qítā rén dōu piàoliang.

She was more beautiful than all the others.

她比您更刻苦。

Tā bǐ nín gèng kèkǔ.

She's even more hardworking than you are.

她比我小五岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ xiǎo wǔ suì.

She is five years junior to me.

她比我年轻两岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ niánqīng liǎng suì.

She is two years younger than I.

她比我更高。

Tā bǐ wǒ gèng gāo.

She is taller than me.

她比我高得多。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo de duō.

She's way taller than me.

她比母亲高。

Tā bǐ mǔqīn gāo.

She's taller than her mother.

她没有比她妈妈更漂亮。

Tā méiyǒu bǐ tā māma gèng piàoliang.

She's not prettier than her mother.

她的想法比你的好。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ bǐ nǐ de hǎo.

Her idea is better than yours.

她的皮肤比雪还白。

Tā de pífū bǐ xuě hái bái.

Her skin is more white than snow.

她的英文比我好。

Tā de Yīngwén bǐ wǒ hǎo.

Her English is better than mine.

她的身体发育得比同学早。

Tā de shēntǐ fāyù de bǐ tóngxué zǎo.

Her body matured earlier than her classmates'.

她能游得比我远。

Tā néng yóu de bǐ wǒ yuǎn.

She can swim further than I can.

她觉得健康比财富重要。

Tā juéde jiànkāng bǐ cáifù zhòngyào.

She values health above wealth.

好多东西都一天比一天更好。

Hǎoduō dōngxi dōu yì tiān bǐ yì tiān gèng hǎo.

Things are getting better day by day.

如果我要的比他多呢？

Rúguǒ wǒ yào de bǐ tā duō ne?

What if I want it more than he does?

妈妈比爸爸老。

Māma bǐ bàba lǎo.

Mom is older than Dad.

妈妈起得比谁都早。

Māma qǐ de bǐ shéi dōu zǎo.

My mother gets up earlier than anyone else.

姐姐比我高。

Jiějie bǐ wǒ gāo.

My older sister is taller than me.

学工科的女生比以前多了。

Xué gōngkē de nǚshēng bǐ yǐqián duō le.

There are more women studying engineering than before.

学术造假比你想象的普遍。

Xuéshù zàojiǎ bǐ nǐ xiǎngxiàng de pǔbiàn.

Academic fraud is more common than you might think.

学生人数一年比一年增加。

Xuésheng rénshù yì nián bǐ yì nián zēngjiā.

The number of students grows year by year.

它比东京小。

Tā bǐ Dōngjīng xiǎo.

It is smaller than Tokyo.