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比张比李
比张比李
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比张比李

比张比李 — “To compare Zhang and Li”

比张比李 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use a variety of analogies or comparisons from different angles to explain or illustrate a point”. Literally, “To compare Zhang and Li”.

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比张比李 Pronunciation and Pinyin

比张比李 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
比
bǐ4compare, compete, or ratio
张
zhāng7open, spread, pull, measure word
比
bǐ4compare, compete, or ratio
李
lǐ7plum tree or fruit

Example Sentence with 比张比李

老师在课堂上讲解复杂概念时,经常比张比李,引用许多生动例子来帮助学生理解。
When explaining complex concepts in class, the teacher often used various analogies, citing many vivid examples to help students understand.

Idioms Related to 比张比李

More idioms starting with 比

  • bǐ比shàng上bù不zú足,,bǐ比xià下yǒu有yú余not the best, but better than most
  • bǐ比xià下yǒu有yú余better than some, so content
  • bǐ比zhòng众bù不tóng同distinctly different from the rest
  • bǐ比wū屋kě可fēng封virtuous households everywhere
  • bǐ比wū屋kě可zhū诛Widespread wickedness deserving punishment
  • bǐ比wū屋ér而fēng封Every household is honored
  • bǐ比wū屋lián连méng甍houses densely packed, roofs almost touching
  • bǐ比suì岁bù不dēng登Repeated years of poor harvests
  • bǐ比nián年bù不dēng登successive years of poor harvests
  • bǐ比hù户kě可fēng封Every household is worthy of ennoblement
  • bǐ比shǒu手huà划jiǎo脚talk with lively hand gestures
  • bǐ比shǒu手huà画jiǎo脚talk with hands and gestures

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Questions about 比张比李

What does 比张比李 mean?

比张比李 (bǐ zhāng bǐ lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use a variety of analogies or comparisons from different angles to explain or illustrate a point”.

How do you pronounce 比张比李?

比张比李 is pronounced bǐ zhāng bǐ lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 比张比李 literally mean?

Literally, 比张比李 means “to compare Zhang and Li”. It is used to mean “to use a variety of analogies or comparisons from different angles to explain or illustrate a point”.

What is the Chinese definition of 比张比李?

比喻多方面打比方

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