Chinese words starting with “bi”

41 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable bi. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 11 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

Initial b · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →

1st tone 4
2nd tone 2
3rd tone 13
4th tone 22

Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.

Common words with this syllable

必须bì xūHSK 2
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
比赛bǐ sàiHSK 3
competition (sports etc); match; to compete
比较bǐ jiàoHSK 3
to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
比如bǐ rúHSK 2
for example; for instance; such as
必要bì yàoHSK 3
necessary; essential; indispensable; required
毕业bì yèHSK 4
graduation; to graduate; to finish school
比如说bǐ rú shuōHSK 2
for example
笔记本bǐ jì běnHSK 2
notebook (stationery); notebook (computing)
比例bǐ lìHSK 3
proportion; scale
必然bì ránHSK 3
inevitable; certain; necessity
笔记bǐ jìHSK 2
to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches

All 41 words

#	Word	Pinyin	POS	Meaning
1	比	bǐ	p,v,n,b	to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
2	逼	bī	v	to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄
3	笔	bǐ	q,n	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals
4	避免	bì miǎn	v	to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from
5	彼此	bǐ cǐ	r	each other; one another
6	毕竟	bì jìng	d	after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
7	闭	bì	v	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
8	必	bì	d	certainly; must; will; necessarily
9	鼻子	bí zi	n	nose
10	比分	bǐ fēn	n	score
11	避	bì	v	to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
12	毕业生	bì yè shēng	n	graduate
13	必需	bì xū	v,vn	to need; to require; essential; indispensable
14	臂	bì	g,n	arm
15	鄙视	bǐ shì	v,vn	to despise; to disdain; to look down upon
16	比喻	bǐ yù	n,v	to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively
17	必定	bì dìng	d	to be bound to; to be sure to
18	必将	bì jiāng	d	inevitably
19	比方	bǐ fang	v,n,c	analogy; instance; for instance
20	比不上	bǐ bù shàng	v	can't compare with
21	鼻涕	bí tì	n	nasal mucus; snivel; snot
22	逼近	bī jìn	v	to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near
23	逼迫	bī pò	v,vn	to force; to compel; to coerce
24	逼真	bī zhēn	a	lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly
25	比起	bǐ qǐ	v	compared with
26	必不可少	bì bù kě shǎo	v	absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
27	壁画	bì huà	n	mural (painting); fresco
28	避难	bì nàn	v,vn	refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)
29	弊端	bì duān	n	systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
30	比重	bǐ zhòng	n	proportion; specific gravity
31	比试	bǐ shì	v	to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
32	避暑	bì shǔ	vn,v	to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke
33	闭塞	bì sè	a,v	to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking
34	笔试	bǐ shì	n	written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
35	闭幕	bì mù	v,vn	the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)
36	比比皆是	bǐ bǐ jiē shì	v	can be found everywhere
37	碧绿	bì lǜ	z	dark green
38	闭幕式	bì mù shì	n	closing ceremony
39	弊病	bì bìng	n	malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage
40	必修	bì xiū	vn,v	(of an academic course) required; compulsory
41	碧玉	bì yù	n	jasper

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