类比 (lèi bǐ) — analogy

Definition

Examples

• 老师用类比来解释这个抽象概念。
  Lǎo shī yòng lèi bǐ lái jiě shì zhè ge chōu xiàng gài niàn.
  The teacher used an analogy to explain this abstract concept.
• 这个类比非常贴切，一听就懂了。
  Zhè ge lèi bǐ fēi cháng tiē qiè, yì tīng jiù dǒng le.
  This analogy is very apt; I understood it as soon as I heard it.
• 他的类比把两个完全不同的领域联系了起来。
  Tā de lèi bǐ bǎ liǎng gè wán quán bù tóng de lǐng yù lián xì le qǐ lái.
  His analogy linked two completely different fields together.