对比

• 拼音: duì bǐ
• 汉字拆解: 对 = 又 (hand) + 寸 (measure), simplified from 對; 比 = two people side by side, meaning to compare

含义

To compare; comparison; contrast. Placing two things side by side to examine their differences.

Used both as a verb (对比两种方法) and as a noun (形成对比). Emphasises differences more than similarities, unlike 比较 which is more general. Common in academic, commercial, and everyday contexts: product comparisons, before-and-after, data analysis.

例句

1. 把这两款手机对比一下，看看哪个更好。
2. 和去年对比，今年的成绩进步了很多。
3. 新旧照片放在一起，对比特别明显。

用法指南

语境: analysis, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们来对比一下这两个方案。(Let's compare these two proposals.)
• 和以前对比，变化真大。(Compared with before, the change is really big.)

错误说法

• 用'对比'代替'比较'在日常随意语境 (Don't always replace 比较 with 对比 — 对比 emphasises contrasting differences, while 比较 is a more neutral, everyday word for comparing)

起源与历史

Compound of 对 (facing, opposite) and 比 (to compare). Together they mean to place things face to face for comparison.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal