较 (jiào): compare, relatively
较 (jiào) is a Chinese character meaning “compare, relatively.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 车 (semantic) and 交 (phonetic). It ranks #491 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 较 cart. Its radical form 车 (cart) appears in many related characters such as 车 (chē, vehicle), 轻 (qīng, light), 辆 (liàng, measure word for vehicles).
Definitions
- compare, relatively
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 较
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 较量verb | jiào liàng | to pit oneself against sb |
| 计较verb | jì jiào | to bother about |
| 较劲verb | jiào jìn | to match one's strength with |
| 较真verb | jiào zhēn | serious |
| 斤斤计较phrase | jīn jīn jì jiào | to haggle over every ounce |
| 比较文学noun | bǐ jiào wén xué | comparative literature |
| 较真儿verb | jiào zhēn r | erhua variant of 較真|较真 |
| 锱铢必较phrase | zī zhū bì jiào | to haggle over every cent (idiom) |
| 一较高下phrase | yī jiào gāo xià | to compete against |
| 相对比较 | xiāng duì bǐ jiào | relatively |
| 比较而言 | bǐ jiào ér yán | comparatively speaking |
| 较大 | jiào dà | comparatively large |
| 较然 | jiào rán | clearly |
| 较好 | jiào hǎo | better |
| 相较verb | xiāng jiào | to compare |
较 appears in 31 compound words: 52 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 较 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
这个方案比较好，我们可以采纳。
Zhè gè fāng'àn bǐjiào hǎo, wǒmen kěyǐ cǎinà.
This plan is relatively good; we can adopt it.
...要和银行买保险?MRTA和MLTA种类比较与省钱攻略
. . . yāo hé yín háng mǎi bǎo xiǎn ? hé zhǒng lèi bǐ jiào yǔ shěng qián gōng lüè
... Do you want to buy insurance with the bank? MRTA and MLTA types comparison and money-saving strategies
...技:正积极处置安世控制权事件 中国区业务较稳健
. . . jì zhèng jī jí chǔ zhì ān shì kòng zhì quán shì jiàn zhōng guó qū yè wù jiào wěn jiàn
... Technology: It is actively dealing with Nexperia's control incident The business in China is relatively stable
财政预算案|新民党陈家佩形容预算案较为“低糖”
cái zhèng yù suàn àn xīn mín dǎng chén jiā pèi xíng róng yù suàn àn jiào wéi dī táng
Budget | New People's Party Chen Jiapei described the budget as "low-sugar"
...8.HK)上季基本税前利润逊 但资本回报较佳
. . . . shàng jì jī běn shuì qián lì rùn xùn dàn zī běn huí bào jiào jiā
... 8.HK) The basic pre-tax profit in the previous quarter was lower but the return on capital was better
台积电ADR相对抗跌 较台北交易溢价22% 日月光跌逾2%
tái jī diàn xiāng duì kàng diē jiào tái běi jiāo yì yì jià rì yuè guāng diē yú
TSMC ADR is relatively resistant to decline, with a 22% premium from Taipei trading, and ASE fell more than 2%
你比较喜欢溜冰还是滑雪？
Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuan liūbīng háishi huáxuě?
Which do you like better, skating or skiing?
谁比较高，肯还是太郎？
Shéi bǐjiào gāo, kěn háishi tài láng?
Who is taller, Ken or Taro?
哪个比较重，铅还是黄金？
Nǎge bǐjiào zhòng, qiān háishi huángjīn?
Which is heavier, lead or gold?
你有任何比较小的尺寸吗?
Nǐ yǒu rènhé bǐjiào xiǎode chǐcun ma?
Do you have any smaller sizes?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 车 (cart) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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