较（較）jiàoⅠ ❶ （比较） compare: ～ 一 ～ 劲儿 have a trial of strength
❷ [书] （计较） dispute: 锱铢必 ～ quibble over every penny;dispute over every trifle Ⅱ （比较） comparatively;relatively;fairly;quite;rather: ～ 差 relatively poor；～ 好 fairly [quite] good；～ 少 less；～ 坏 worse；
有 ～ 大的进步 have made considerable progress；
会议规模 ～ 大，参加人数 ～ 多。 The size of the conference was larger and there were more participants in it. Ⅲ （用来比较性状和程度）: 今天人民的生活 ～ 过去强多了。 Today the life of the people is get￣ting better than before. 他 ～ 以前胖多了。 He's much fatter than he used to be. Ⅳ [书] （明显） clear;obvious;marked: 彰明 ～ 著 very obvious;very clearly shown；
二者 ～ 然不同。 There is a marked difference between the two.
◆较量 measure one's strength with;have a contest;have a trial [test] of strength;match;compare;haggle;argue;dispute；
较小 less;lesser;mi-;mio-;meio- |