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
de
shì
比喻
xìng
yán
语言
  

Literature speaks the language of metaphor.

2
shuǐ
de
yùndòng
运动
zuō
比喻
jiěshì
解释
huò
货币
de
yùndòng
运动

explain the movement of money by analogy with that of water

As a Verb
compare/liken to
3
Shī
诗歌
zhōng
chángyòng
常用
méiguīhuā
玫瑰花
比喻
àiqíng
爱情
  

In poetry the rose is often a metaphor of love.

4
Rénshēng
人生
cháng
bèi
比喻
chéng
duàn
chéng
旅程
  

Life is often likened to a journey.

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