比赛项目 bǐsài xiàngmù event (of a sports meet) / 参加比赛 cānjiā bǐsài participate in a game (or sports
event) / 和/跟...比赛 hé/gēn...bǐsài have a match/race with / 看比赛 kàn bǐsài watch a game (or sports
event)
bǐyù 比喻 [comp: 比 comparison + 喻 analogy] N metaphor
bǐzhòng 比重 N 1 specific gravity 2 proportion
bǐ 笔¹ TRAD 筆 N writing instrument, pen, pencil (支 zhī) ■ 我可以借用你的笔吗? Wǒ kěyǐ jièyòng nǐ de
bǐ ma? May I borrow your pen? 画笔 huàbǐ paintbrush (for art) / 毛笔 máobǐ Chinese writing brush
bǐ 笔² TRAD 筆 MEASURE WORD (for a sum of money or debt)
bǐjì 笔记 N notes (taken in class or while reading) ■ 我昨天没来上课，你的笔记能借我看一下吗？
Wǒ zuótiān méi lái shàngkè, nǐ de bǐjì néng jiè wǒ kàn yíxià ma? I was absent from class
yesterday. Could you let me have a look at your notes? 记笔记 jì bǐjì take notes (in class, at a lecture,
etc.) ■ 老师要求学生上课记笔记。Lǎoshī yāoqiú xuésheng shàngkè jì bǐjì. The teacher requires
that students take notes in class. 做笔记 zuò bǐjì make notes (while reading) ■ 她 有边读书边做笔记
的好习惯。Tā yǒu biān dúshū biān zuò bǐjì de hǎo xíguàn. She has formed the good habit of
making notes while reading.
bǐjìběn diànnǎo 笔记本电脑 N notebook computer, laptop
bǐcǐ 彼此 [comp: 彼 that + 此 this] PRON each other
bǐ 鄙 ADJ low, despicable
bǐshì 鄙视 [modif: 鄙 low + 视 look at, view] V despise, regard with contempt
bì 币 TRAD 幣 N currency (See huòbì 货币.)
bì 必 ADV inevitably
bìdìng 必定 V be bound to, be sure to, must
bìrán 必然 ADJ inevitable, bound to ■ 他因为骄傲 而失败，这是必然的。Tā yīnwèi jiāo’ào ér shībài,
zhè shì bìrán de. He failed because he was conceited. This was inevitable.
bìxū 必须 [comp: 必 must + 须 need, have to] MODAL V must ■ 每个公民都必须遵守法律。Měi ge
gōngmín dōu bìxū zūnshǒu fǎlǜ. Every citizen must abide by the law. ■ 你要在那个大学学习, 必
须在半年前报名。Nǐ yào zài nàge dàxué xuéxí, bìxū zài bànnián qián bàomíng. You must apply
for enrolment half a year earlier if you want to study in this university.
bìyào 必要 [comp: 必 must + 要 require] ADJ necessary ■ 你不必要送这么贵的礼物。Nǐ bú bìyào sòng
zhème guì de lǐwù. You don’t have to give such an expensive present. ■ 你外出旅行两 天，带这
么多衣服，必要吗？Nǐ wàichū lǚxíng liǎngtiān, dài zhème duō yīfu, bìyào ma? Is it necessary to
take so many clothes with you for a trip of two days?
bì 闭 TRAD 閉 V close, shut up ■ 老人看报看累 了，闭上眼睛休息一会。Lǎorén kàn bào kàn lèi le,
bìshang yǎnjing xiūxi yíhuìr. The old man was tired from reading the newspapers. He closed his
eyes to rest for a while.
bìmù 闭幕 [v+obj: 闭 close + 幕 curtain] V the curtan falls, (of a theatrical performance, an event, etc.)
close 闭幕式 bìmù shì closing ceremony
bìsè 闭塞 [comp: 闭 closed + 塞 blocked] ADJ cut off from the outside world, secluded
bì
zuǐ 闭嘴 V shut your mouth, shut up, say no more ■ 她愤怒地喊:“闭嘴！”Tā fènnù de hǎn: “Bì zuǐ!”
She shouted angrily, “Shut up!”
NOTE: 闭嘴! Bìzuǐ! Shut your mouth! is a very impolite expression to tell people to stop talking. You can
also say 闭上你的嘴！Bì shang nǐ de zuǐ! Shut your mouth!
bì 碧 ADJ bluish green
bìyù 碧玉 N green jade
bì 弊 N fraud, corrupt practice
bìbìng 弊病 [comp: 弊 corrupt practice + 病 sickness] N malady, shortcoming
bìduān 弊端 N malpractice, disadvantage