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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 比喻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
比喻 bǐ yù - to compare
- to liken to
- metaphor
- analogy
- figure of speech
- figuratively

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 6,594 10,707 9,919

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- Belgium
- Belgian
- abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
- to compare
- (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- ratio
- to gesture
- (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
- surname Yu
- to describe sth as
- an analogy
- a simile
- a metaphor
- an allegory

Other Words Containing 比喻

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
比喻 6 8 6,594 10,707 9,919