# 比喻 (bǐyù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 比喻 (bǐyù) means “metaphor; to compare to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: metaphor; to compare to
- Pinyin: bǐyù (bi3 yu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 人们常常把老师比喻成辛勤的园丁。
  Rénmen chángcháng bǎ lǎoshī bǐyù chéng xīnqín de yuándīng.
  People often compare teachers to industrious gardeners.

## Characters

- [比](https://hanziro.com/word/bi-compare/) (bǐ): to compare; than
- 喻 (yù): to describe sth as; an analogy

https://hanziro.com/word/bi-yu-metaphor/

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