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Jyutping soeng1 bei2
Pinyin xiāng bǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to compare
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. incomparison
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    兩樣​嘢​互相​比較
    to compare
    • 相比之下
      相比之下
      soeng1 bei2 zi1 haa6
      when something is being compared with another; by comparison
    • 我嘅實力好難同阿泰相比。
      我嘅实力好难同阿泰相比。
      ngo5 ge3 sat6 lik6 hou2 naan4 tung4 aa3 taai3 soeng1 bei2.
      My strength can be hardly compared with Tai's. (=My strength is not as good as Tai's.)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to compare; to liken
    • 相比之下
      相比之下
      xiāng bǐ zhī xià
      by comparison
    • 相比而言
      相比而言
      xiāng bǐ ér yán
      by comparison
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #786
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    和都市生活相比,乡村生活和谐多了。
    和都市生活相比,鄉村生活和諧多了。
    hé dū shì shēng huó xiāng bǐ , xiāng cūn shēng huó hé xié duō le 。
    • Country life is very peaceful in comparison with city life.
  2. Mandarin
    和以前相比,已经进步了很多。
    和以前相比,已經進步了很多。
    hé yǐ qián xiāng bǐ , yǐ jīng jìn bù le hěn duō 。
    • It has greatly improved compared with what it was.
    • Compared to before, it's already improved greatly.
  3. Mandarin
    与她的妹妹相比,她不是很准时。
    與她的妹妹相比,她不是很準時。
    yǔ tā de mèi mei xiāng bǐ , tā bú shi hěn zhǔn shí 。
    • Compared with her sister, she isn't very punctual.
    • She is not as punctual as her little sister.
  4. Mandarin
    你绝不可把马赛和里昂相比。
    你絕不可把馬賽和里昂相比。
    nǐ jué bù kě bǎ mǎ sài hé lǐ áng xiāng bǐ 。
    • You definitely can't compare Marseilles and Lyons.
  5. Mandarin
    与乘公交车相比,我更喜欢乘火车。
    與乘公交車相比,我更喜歡乘火車。
    yǔ chéng gōng jiāo chē xiāng bǐ , wǒ gèng xǐ huan chéng huǒ chē 。
    • I prefer to take the train rather than the bus.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人同大自然嘅力量相比,系几咁渺小。
    人同大自然嘅力量相比,係幾咁渺小。
    jan4 tung4 daai6 zi6 jin4 ge3 lik6 loeng6 soeng1 bei2, hai6 gei2 gam3 miu5 siu2.
    • Man's strength is very insignificant when compared to that of nature.
  2. Cantonese
    相比起理科,文学对人性嘅探索,就好立体同实质。
    相比起理科,文學對人性嘅探索,就好立體同實質。
    soeng1 bei2 hei2 lei5 fo1, man4 hok6 deoi3 jan4 sing3 ge3 taam3 sok3, zau6 hou2 laap6 tai2 tung4 sat6 zat1.
    • Compared with science subjects, literature explores for humanity so substantially.
  3. Cantonese
    同结婚相比,我更加钟意同居。
    同結婚相比,我更加鍾意同居。
    tung4 git3 fan1 soeng1 bei2, ngo5 gang3 gaa1 zung1 ji3 tung4 geoi1.
    • I prefer cohabiting to marriage.
  4. Cantonese
    人花三分一时间瞓觉。相比之下,去厕所嘅时间一定少好多。
    人花三分一時間瞓覺。相比之下,去廁所嘅時間一定少好多。
    jan4 faa1 saam1 fan6 jat1 si4 gaan3 fan3 gaau3. soeng1 bei2 zi1 haa6, heoi3 ci3 so2 ge3 si4 gaan3 jat1 ding6 siu2 hou2 do1.
    • People spend one-third of their time sleeping. In comparison, the time spent in the toilet is definitely less than that.
  5. Cantonese
    相比之下
    相比之下
    soeng1 bei2 zi1 haa6
    • when something is being compared with another; by comparison
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    初步诊断有41宗病例,其中一宗死亡[…[[#Chinese|]]]香港医学会传染病顾问委员会主席梁子超,在本台节目《星期六问责》说,相比同类型病毒,例如中东呼吸综合症及沙士,今次武汉至今仅一宗死亡个案,相信此病毒性肺炎的死亡率不算高。
    初步診斷有41宗病例,其中一宗死亡[…[[#Chinese|]]]香港醫學會傳染病顧問委員會主席樑子超,在本台節目《星期六問責》説,相比同類型病毒,例如中東呼吸綜合症及沙士,今次武漢至今僅一宗死亡個案,相信此病毒性肺炎的死亡率不算高。
    chū bù zhěn duàn yǒu 41 zōng bìng lì , qí zhōng yī zōng sǐ wáng … xiāng gǎng yī xué huì chuán rǎn bìng gù wèn wěi yuán huì zhǔ xí liáng zǐ chāo , zài běn tái jié mù “ xīng qī liù wèn zé ” shuō , xiàng bǐ tóng lèi xíng bìng dú , lì rú zhōng dōng hū xī zōng hé zhèng jí shā shì , jīn cì wǔ hàn zhì jīn jǐn yī zōng sǐ wáng gè àn , xiàng xìn cǐ bìng dú xìng fèi yán de sǐ wáng lǜ bù suàn gāo .
    • 41 tentative diagnoses, with 1 death among them […] Hong Kong Medical Association Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee leader LEUNG Chi-chiu said in our program "Saturday Accountability" that compared to viruses of the same type, such as MERS and SARS, Wuhan has only had one case of death so far; he believes that the death rate of this viral pneumonia cannot be considered to be high.
  2. Mandarin
    相比
    相比
    xiàng bǐ
    • to compare
  3. Mandarin
    可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜,与之前舆论的低调相比,两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
    可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡,與之前輿論的低調相比,兩隻隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。
    kě bǐ sài de guò chéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎn jìng , yǔ zhī qián yú lùn de dī diào xiāng bǐ , liǎng zhī duì wǔ de biǎo xiàn kě wèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén .
    • But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.
  4. Mandarin
    可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜,与之前舆论的低调相比,两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
    可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡,與之前輿論的低調相比,兩隻隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。
    kě bǐ sài de guò chéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎn jìng , yǔ zhī qián yú lùn de dī diào xiàng bǐ , liǎng zhǐ duì wǔ de biǎo xiàn kě wèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén .
    • But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.
  5. Mandarin
    相比中央集权制,联邦制下地方政府往往有更大的内政自主权,而联邦政府则只负责外交、国防等涉及主权的事宜。
    相比中央集權制,聯邦制下地方政府往往有更大的內政自主權,而聯邦政府則只負責外交、國防等涉及主權的事宜。
    xiàng bǐ zhōng yāng jí quán zhì , lián bāng zhì xià dì fāng zhèng fǔ wǎng wǎng yǒu gèng dà de nèi zhèng zì zhǔ quán , ér lián bāng zhèng fǔ zé zhǐ fù zé wài jiāo , guó fáng děng shè jí zhǔ quán de shì yí .
    • When compared to a centralized political system, local governments under federalism often have larger autonomy in internal affairs, while the federal government is only responsible for sovereignty-related matters like diplomacy and military.