# 相比之下 (xiāngbǐzhīxià)

In Mandarin Chinese, 相比之下 (xiāngbǐzhīxià) means “by comparison; in contrast”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: by comparison; in contrast
- Pinyin: xiāngbǐzhīxià (xiang1 bi3 zhi1 xia4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 相比之下，第二个方案更加实用。
  Xiāngbǐzhīxià, dì-èr gè fāng'àn gèngjiā shíyòng.
  By comparison, the second plan is much more practical.

## Characters

- 相 (xiàng): appearance; portrait
- [比](https://hanziro.com/word/bi-compare/) (bǐ): to compare; than
- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below

https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-bi-zhi-xia-by-comparison/

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