Definition
可比 is an attributive adjective meaning 'comparable' — it is used before a noun to indicate that the thing is suitable for comparison, often in contexts like economics, statistics, or business. Unlike the verb 比 (to compare), 可比 cannot be used as a predicate by itself; it always modifies a noun (e.g., 可比价格, 可比数据). The word also appears in the negative form 不可比 to mean 'incomparable'.
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comparable (attributive, used before nouns)
Examples
- 可比。Liǎng guó de jīngjì shùjù shì àn kě bǐ jiàgé jìsuàn de.The economic data of both countries are calculated at comparable prices.
- 可比。Zhè fèn bàogào tígōng le kě bǐ qǐyè de cáiwù zhǐbiāo.This report provides financial indicators of comparable companies.
- ，。Yóuyú kǒujìng bùtóng, zhè liǎng zǔ shùjù bìng bù jùyǒu kě bǐ xìng.Because the definitions differ, these two sets of data are not comparable.
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