比喻

bǐ yù
HSK 6
metaphor, analogy, figure of speech
noun
verb

Example Sentences

他的诗中使用了许多比喻。
tāde shī zhōng shǐyòng le xǔduō bǐyù 。
He used many metaphors in his poetry.
教师比喻学习就像攀登高峰。
jiàoshī bǐyù xuéxí jiùxiàng pāndēng gāofēng 。
The teacher metaphorically compared studying to climbing a mountain.
在这句话中，‘时间就是金钱’是一个比喻。
zài zhè jù huà zhōng ，‘ shíjiān jiùshì jīnqián ’ shì yígè bǐyù 。
In this sentence, 'time is money' is a metaphor.

Individual Characters

HSK 2
比bǐ
"(particle used for comparison and ""-er than"")
喻yù
to describe sth as, an analogy

Words with similar meanings

比拟bǐnǐ
analogy
比拟 (bǐ nǐ) is a broader term often used to indicate comparison, while 比喻 is more specific to figurative language.
隐喻yǐnyù
implicit metaphor
隐喻 (yǐn yù) refers to a more subtle form of metaphor that implies rather than directly states a comparison.

Words Starting With 比

比赛bǐ sài
"competition (sports etc); match
比较bǐ jiào
compare; contrast; fairly; comparatively; relatively; quite; rather
比例bǐ lì
proportion; scale
比如bǐ rú
for example; for instance; such as
比方bǐ fang
analogy; instance

Words Ending With 喻

不言而喻bù yán ér yù
it goes without saying; it is self-evident

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