Meaning of 比喻
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bǐyù
- to compare
- to liken to
- metaphor
- analogy
- figure of speech
- figuratively
比喻 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
莎士比亚把世界比喻成一个舞台。
Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.
Stroke order for each character
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比 bǐ · to compare · 4 strokes
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喻 yù · metaphor · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 比喻.
| 比如 | bǐrú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比如说 | bǐrú shuō | for example |
| 比赛 | bǐsài | competition (sports etc); match |
| 比较 | bǐjiào | to compare; to contrast |
| 相比 | xiāngbǐ | to compare |
| 比例 | bǐlì | proportion; scale |
| 对比 | duìbǐ | to contrast; contrast |
| 比分 | bǐfēn | score (of a game or competition) |
| 比方 | bǐfang | analogy; illustrative example; for instance |
| 比重 | bǐzhòng | proportion; (physics) specific gravity |
| 比起 | bǐqǐ | compared with |
| 无比 | wúbǐ | incomparable; matchless |
Questions about 比喻
What does 比喻 mean?
比喻 (bǐyù) means "to compare; to liken to" and is used as a noun and verb.
How do you write 比喻?
比喻 is made of 2 characters: 比 (4 strokes), 喻 (12 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 比喻 an HSK word?
Yes. 比喻 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.