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彼 bǐ

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彼 bǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǐ | bi3
English translation
that
those
(one) another
that, those, the other

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About 彼 bǐ

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

彼 bǐ

Contains the radical

彳 chì

Part of speech

Pronoun / 代词 dài cí Dàicí

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Etymology of 彼 bǐ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰彳皮

Semantic compound

彳 chì

Phonetic compound

皮 Pí

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 彳 chì represents the meaning and 皮 Pí represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 彼 bǐ

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彼得 Bǐ dé 精神 jīngshén 沮丧 jǔsàng ,信心 xìnxīn 皆 jiē 无 wú .

Peter was dejected his confidence in tatters.

在 zài 我 wǒ 看来 kàn lai ,彼得 Bǐ dé 还 Huán 不 bù 懂 dǒng 人情 rén qíng 世故 shì gù .

It'seems to me that Peter has seen nothing of life.

彼得 Bǐ dé 的 de 朋友 péngyou 们 men 竭力 jié lì 使 shǐ 他 tā 戒酒 jiè jiǔ .

Peter's friends do all they can to dry him out.

?澍 shù 宸 chén 廴 yǐn 狈 bèi ?蛋彼幔0蛋氨酸 dàn ān suān 和 hé 亮氨酸 liàng ān suān .

Cottonseed meal is deficient in lysine, methionine and leucine.

小 xiǎo 天狼星 xīng 布莱克是 shì 一 yī 条 tiáo 大 dà 狗 gǒu ( 大脚板 ),小 xiǎo 矮星 aǐ xīng 彼得 Bǐ dé 变为 biàn wéi 一只耗子 hào zi ( 虫 chóng 尾巴 wěiba ).

Sirius became a large dog ( Padfoot ) while Peter became a rat ( Wormtail ).

Words with 彼 bǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
彼此 bǐcǐ each other彼此 bǐcǐ
彼得 Bǐ dé Peter (name)彼得 Bǐ dé
彼 bǐ that彼 bǐ
彼岸 bǐ àn the other shore彼岸 bǐ àn
此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú repeating continuously此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
圣彼得堡 Shèng Bǐ dé bǎo Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)聖彼得堡
知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法 Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ [Sūn​zǐ​Bīng​fǎ])知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ
顾此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)顧此失彼
非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ either this or that非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ
圣彼得 Shèng Bǐ dé Saint Peter聖彼得
彼此彼此 bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ both in the same boat彼此彼此 bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ
厚此薄彼 hòu cǐ bó bǐ to favour one and discriminate against the other厚此薄彼 hòu cǐ bó bǐ
彼得潘 Bǐ dé Pān Peter Pan, the novel character彼得潘 Bǐ dé Pān
彼拉多 Bǐ lā duō Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)彼拉多 Bǐ lā duō
此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò repeating continuously此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò
不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ to share everything不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ

彼 bǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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彼 bǐ Decomposition

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