Usage note
对比表示把两个或几个东西放在一起比较。
duì bǐ biǎo shì bǎ liǎng gè huò jǐ gè dōng xī fàng zài yì qǐ bǐ jiào。
对比 means to compare two or more things.
Context note
对比常用于学习、写作和分析。
duì bǐ cháng yòng yú xué xí 、 xiě zuò hé fēn xī。
It is often used in study, writing, and analysis.
5 examples
请对比这两个答案。
qǐng duì bǐ zhè liǎng gè dá àn。
Please compare these two answers.
对比后更清楚。
duì bǐ hòu gèng qīng chǔ。
It becomes clearer after comparison.
我们做了对比。
wǒ men zuò le duì bǐ。
We made a comparison.
颜色对比很明显。
yán sè duì bǐ hěn míng xiǎn。
The color contrast is obvious.
老师让大家对比图片。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā duì bǐ tú piàn。
The teacher asked everyone to compare the pictures.
5 mini stories
他把两张照片放在一起对比。
tā bǎ liǎng zhāng zhào piàn fàng zài yì qǐ duì bǐ。
He put the two photos together to compare.
老师带学生对比新旧方法。
lǎo shī dài xué shēng duì bǐ xīn jiù fāng fǎ。
The teacher led students to compare old and new methods.
对比之后，大家更容易理解。
duì bǐ zhī hòu， dà jiā gèng róng yì lǐ jiě。
After comparison, everyone understood more easily.
这两种颜色对比很强。
zhè liǎng zhǒng yán sè duì bǐ hěn qiáng。
These two colors have strong contrast.
他喜欢对比不同的答案。
tā xǐ huan duì bǐ bù tóng de dá àn。
He likes comparing different answers.
Mini dialogue
比较颜色
A
我们来对比一下这两支笔的颜色。
Wǒmen lái duìbǐ yīxià zhè liǎng zhī bǐ de yánsè.
Let's compare the colors of these two pens.
B
好的，这支是蓝色，那支是绿色。
Hǎo de, zhè zhī shì lánsè, nà zhī shì lǜsè.
Okay, this one is blue, and that one is green.
对比大小
A
你能对比一下这两个苹果的大小吗？
Nǐ néng duìbǐ yīxià zhè liǎng ge píngguǒ de dàxiǎo ma?
Can you compare the sizes of these two apples?
B
可以，这个苹果比那个大。
Kěyǐ, zhège píngguǒ bǐ nàge dà.
Yes, this apple is bigger than that one.
Related words and contrasts
similar
比较
bǐjiào
compare; relatively
比较 is a common word for compare, often used in everyday speech.
similar
对照
duìzhào
contrast; compare side by side
对照 emphasizes contrasting two things directly.
contrast
相同
xiāngtóng
same; identical
对比 highlights differences; 相同 means the same, no contrast.