比 (pinyin: bǐ, written "bi" or "bi") means to compare; than (comparison marker). Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 比.
Meaning
to compare; than (comparison marker)
Stroke order
比
Examples
我学到一件事:坦白比拖延有用得多。
wǒ xué dào yí jiàn shì: tǎn bái bǐ tuō yán yǒu yòng de duō.
I learned one thing: being honest is far more useful than dragging things out.
工作量比我预计的多得多。即使加班到深夜,也完成不了。
gōng zuò liàng bǐ wǒ yù jì de duō de duō. jí shǐ jiā bān dào shēn yè, yě wán chéng bù liǎo.
The amount of work was much more than I'd estimated. Even working late into the night, I couldn't finish.
有的。我希望涨百分之十五。我查过市场上同等岗位的水平,这个数字比较合理。
yǒu de. wǒ xī wàng zhǎng bǎi fēn zhī shí wǔ. wǒ chá guo shì chǎng shang tóng děng gǎng wèi de shuǐ píng, zhè ge shù zì bǐ jiào hé lǐ.
Yes. I'd like a fifteen percent raise. I've researched the market rate for similar positions, and that number is reasonable.
中午之后,他突然发现一个奇怪的事:时间变长了。一下午做的事比平时一整天都多。
zhōng wǔ zhī hòu, tā tū rán fā xiàn yí ge qí guài de shì: shí jiān biàn cháng le. yí xià wǔ zuò de shì bǐ píng shí yì zhěng tiān dōu duō.
After noon, he suddenly noticed something strange: time had stretched. He'd done more in one afternoon than usually in a full day.