好比 meaning in English

hǎobǐ

to be just like; can be compared to

HSK 7-9verb10 strokes

Meaning of 好比

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hǎobǐ
  1. to be just like; can be compared to

好比 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

公gōng园yuán和hé城chéng市shì的de关guān系xì,就jiù好hǎo比bǐ肺fèi和hé动dòng物wù的de关guān系xì一yī样yàng。
Parks are for the city what lungs are for animals.
这zhè好hǎo比bǐ大dà海hǎi捞lāo针zhēn。
It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

比 bǐ · to compare · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 好比.

最好zuìhǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good
好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
爱好àihàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
好玩儿hǎowánrerhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
好像hǎoxiàngas if; to seem like
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
好多hǎoduōmany; quite a lot
好人hǎoréngood person; healthy person
比如bǐrúfor example; for instance; such as
正好zhènghǎojust (in time); just right

Questions about 好比

What does 好比 mean?

好比 (hǎobǐ) means "to be just like; can be compared to" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 好比?

好比 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 比 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 好比 an HSK word?

Yes. 好比 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.