HSK 5 · Verbs

对比 duìbǐ “to contrast” in Chinese

Traditional 對比

What 对比 means

  1. to contrast
  2. ratio

Measure word 个 gè · 一个对比 yí ge duìbǐ

How to say 对比

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale对duì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale比bǐ3rd tone, dipping

对比 in a sentence

  1. 把这两张照片对比一下，你就能看出变化。

    Bǎ zhè liǎng zhāng zhàopiàn duìbǐ yíxià, nǐ jiù néng kànchū biànhuà.

    Compare these two photos and you’ll see the change.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这两种颜色对比很强烈。

    Zhè liǎng zhǒng yánsè duìbǐ hěn qiángliè.

    These two colours make a strong contrast.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 对比 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 对 (duì) with each of its parts in a different colour
对duìright; correct
  • 又again · yòu
  • 寸inch · cùn

Memory aidPicture two hands, 又 and 寸, facing each other as a matching pair: opposite, correct.

The character 比 (bǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
比bǐto compare
  • 匕spoon · bǐ
  • 匕spoon · bǐ

Memory aidTwo people 匕 side by side: to compare.

How to write 对比

对 5 strokes · 比 4 strokes

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对比 (duìbǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 对比 (duìbǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 对比

Words with 对

对不起duìbuqǐ · sorry对duì · correct对话duìhuà · dialogue反对fǎnduì · to oppose对面duìmiàn · (sitting) opposite对于duìyú · regarding对方duìfāng · the other person对象duìxiàng · target对手duìshǒu · opponent对待duìdài · to treat

Words with 比

比bǐ · compared to比较bǐjiào · compare比赛bǐsài · sports match比如bǐrú · for example比例bǐlì · proportion无比wúbǐ · incomparable比方bǐfang · example比喻bǐyù · metaphor比重bǐzhòng · proportion

More words: Common Verbs

冻dòng · to freeze逗dòu · to tease度过dùguò · to pass堆duī · to pile up对待duìdài · to treat蹲dūn · to crouch躲藏duǒcáng · to conceal oneself发抖fādǒu · to tremble

FAQs

对比 (duìbǐ) means “to contrast” or “ratio”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it duìbǐ: duì with a 4th tone, then bǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 对比 is written 對比. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to contrast is 一个对比 (yí ge duìbǐ).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type duibi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 对比 from the suggestions. Typing duibi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
对比 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.