compete; test skills; gesture; posture
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to compete; to have a contest; to see who's better
informalUsed in friendly or informal contests of skill.
Zán咱
men们
bǐ比
shi试
yī一
xià下
，
kàn看
shuí谁
zuò做
dé得
yòu又
kuài快
yòu又
hǎo好
。
Let's have a contest to see who can do it faster and better.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
bǐ比
shi试
shuí谁
de的
zhǐ纸
fēi飞
jī机
fēi飞
dé得
yuǎn远
。
The kids are competing in the yard to see whose paper airplane flies farther.
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Tā他
xiǎng想
hé和
nǐ你
bǐ比
shi试
bǐ比
shi试
qí棋
yì艺
。
He wants to test his chess skills against you.
Liǎng两
wèi位
wǔ武
lín林
gāo高
shǒu手
xiāng相
yuē约
bǐ比
shi试
wǔ武
gōng功
。
The two martial arts masters agreed to compete in martial arts.
verb
to posture; to gesture; to brandish (a weapon)
Often used with a weapon or object to show readiness or threat.
Tā他
bǎ把
dà大
qiāng枪
yī一
bǐ比
shi试
，
bù不
zài在
hu乎
de地
shuō说
，
jiào叫
tā他
men们
lái来
ba吧
。
He brandished the rifle and said carelessly, 'Let them come.'
Tā他
ná拿
qǐ起
gùn棍
zi子
bǐ比
shi试
le了
liǎng两
xià下
，
kàn看
kan看
shùn顺
bù不
shùn顺
shǒu手
。
He picked up the stick and practiced a couple of gestures to see if it felt right.
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Jiào教
liàn练
bǐ比
shi试
le了
yī一
xià下
zhèng正
què确
de的
jī击
qiú球
zī姿
shì势
。
The coach demonstrated the correct batting stance.
Bié别
guāng光
bǐ比
shi试
，
nǐ你
dǎo倒
shì是
dòng动
shǒu手
zuò做
a啊
。
Stop just posturing; why don't you actually start doing it?