HSK 6 HSK V7-9
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比喻

/ bǐyù / 
Strokes

Definition

to compare/to liken to/metaphor/analogy/figure of speech/figuratively

Example

As a Noun

metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; simile

1
Wénxué
文学
yòng
用
de
的
shì
是
bǐyù
比喻
xìng
性
yǔyán
语言
  
。

Literature speaks the language of metaphor.

2
Yǐ
以
shuǐ
水
de
的
yùndòng
运动
zuō
作
bǐyù
比喻
jiěshì
解释
huòbì
货币
de
的
yùndòng
运动

explain the movement of money by analogy with that of water

As a Verb

compare/liken to

3
Shīgē
诗歌
zhōng
中
chángyòng
常用
méiguīhuā
玫瑰花
bǐyù
比喻
àiqíng
爱情
  
。

In poetry the rose is often a metaphor of love.

4
Rénshēng
人生
cháng
常
bèi
被
bǐyù
比喻
chéng
成
yī
一
duàn
段
lǚchéng
旅程
  
。

Life is often likened to a journey.