bǐ jiào wén xuédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
comparative literature
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Original source entry:

比較文學 比较文学 [bi3 jiao4 wen2 xue2] /comparative literature/

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Other forms in these source records: 比較文學

  • 比
    bī

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    bǐ

    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)

    Bǐ

    Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]

  • 较
    jiào

    (bound form) to compare / (literary) to dispute / compared to / (before an adjective) relatively / comparatively / rather / also pr. [jiǎo]

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 学
    xué

    to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

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