Usage note
相比表示和别的事物放在一起比较。
xiāng bǐ biǎo shì hé bié de shì wù fàng zài yì qǐ bǐ jiào。
相比 means to compare with something else.
Context note
相比常用于比较两个事物。
xiāng bǐ cháng yòng yú bǐ jiào liǎng gè shì wù。
相比 is often used when comparing two things.
5 examples
相比昨天，今天更热。
xiāng bǐ zuó tiān， jīn tiān gèng rè。
Compared with yesterday, today is hotter.
相比哥哥，他更安静。
xiāng bǐ gē ge， tā gèng ān jìng。
Compared with his older brother, he is quieter.
这个更好，相比那个。
zhè ge gèng hǎo， xiāng bǐ nà ge。
This is better compared with that one.
相比以前，我进步了。
xiāng bǐ yǐ qián， wǒ jìn bù le。
Compared with before, I improved.
他相比别人更认真。
tā xiāng bǐ bié rén gèng rèn zhēn。
He is more serious than others.
5 mini stories
相比上周，这周更忙。
xiāng bǐ shàng zhōu， zhè zhōu gèng máng。
Compared with last week, this week is busier.
她相比以前更自信。
tā xiāng bǐ yǐ qián gèng zì xìn。
She is more confident than before.
这本书相比那本更简单。
zhè běn shū xiāng bǐ nà běn gèng jiǎn dān。
This book is easier than that one.
相比城市，乡下更安静。
xiāng bǐ chéng shì， xiāng xià gèng ān jìng。
Compared with the city, the countryside is quieter.
他认真地看了两种方法，相比之后做了选择。
tā rèn zhēn dì kàn le liǎng zhǒng fāng fǎ， xiāng bǐ zhī hòu zuò le xuǎn zé。
He carefully looked at two methods and chose after comparing them.
Mini dialogue
比身高
A
我比你高，相比起来，你矮一点。
Wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo, xiāngbǐ qǐlái, nǐ ǎi yīdiǎn.
I am taller than you; compared with me, you are a bit shorter.
B
是的，相比去年，我已经长高了很多。
Shì de, xiāngbǐ qùnián, wǒ yǐjīng zhǎng gāo le hěn duō.
Yes, compared with last year, I have already grown much taller.
比天气
A
今天很暖和，相比昨天，天气好多了。
Jīntiān hěn nuǎnhuo, xiāngbǐ zuótiān, tiānqì hǎo duō le.
Today is very warm; compared with yesterday, the weather is much better.
B
对，相比冬天，我更喜欢春天。
Duì, xiāngbǐ dōngtiān, wǒ gèng xǐhuān chūntiān.
Right, compared with winter, I like spring more.
Related words and contrasts
similar
比较
bǐjiào
compare
Both mean to compare, but 相比 is more formal.
related
对比
duìbǐ
contrast
Focuses on finding differences.