较
Definitions
- 1. to compare
- 2. to dispute
- 3. compared to
- 4. (before adj.) relatively
- 5. comparatively
- 6. rather
- 7. also pr. [jiǎo]
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Usage notes
Common mistakes
Do not use 较 alone as a verb to mean 'compare'; use 比较 or 对比 instead. 较 is primarily a preposition in modern Mandarin.
Formality
较 is more formal than 比 and is common in written Chinese.
Grammar
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替 means doing something for someone or in their place, 同 means “with” like 跟, and 较 means “compared with” in written Chinese.
Say “too”, “quite”, “extremely”, “especially” and “really” with the right register using 过于, 相当, 极其, 格外, 较 and spoken 可…了.
Example Sentences
2 shown这个房间 较 大。
尽管成本 较 高，这个方案仍然值得试。
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Words Containing 较
to compare
to bother about
to match one's strength with
to pit oneself against sb
to compete against
annual range (temperature, humidity etc)
obvious
to haggle over every ounce
to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)
comparative analysis
comparative literature
comparative degree
comparatively speaking
absolute (not liable to comparative degree)
to compare
military drill ground
comparatively large
better
range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
mediocre
comparatively (colloquial)
comparatively
clearly
approximately
serious
to compare long and short
obvious
to compare long and short
to haggle over every cent (idiom)