较 (jiào) is a Chinese word meaning “(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to”.
Meanings
- 1(bound form) to compare
- 2(literary) to dispute
- 3compared to
- 4(before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
- 5also pr. [jiao3]
- Part of speech
- adverb
Related words
比较to compare较量to pit oneself against sb计较to bother about较劲to match one's strength with较真serious; meticulous; nitpicky斤斤计较to haggle over every ounce较为comparatively比较文学comparative literature较真儿erhua variant of 較真|较真[jiao4 zhen1]锱铢必较to haggle over every cent (idiom)一较高下to compete against年较差annual range (temperature, humidity etc)