比作

bǐzuò
  1. to liken to
  2. to compare to

CEDICT

to compare (something) to

Wiktionary

Examples

我们常常把死亡比作睡眠。

Death is often compared to sleep.

Source: Tatoeba

我们常常把人生比作一场旅程。

Life is often compared to a journey.

Source: Tatoeba

阅读一本书可以比作一次旅行。

Reading a book can be compared to a journey.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 比 bǐ
  1. to compare
  2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  3. ratio
  4. to gesture
  5. (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
2 作 zuò
  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works

Related entries

比做 bǐzuò
  1. to liken to
  2. to compare to
說的比做的簡單。

Easier said than done.

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比为 bǐwéi
  1. to liken to
  2. to compare to
要為一個字下定義比為字的用法舉例更困難。

To give a definition of a word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its usage.

Source: Tatoeba

比喻 bǐyù
  1. to compare
  2. to liken to
  3. metaphor
  4. analogy
  5. figure of speech
  6. figuratively
莎士比亞把世界比喻成一個舞台。

Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.

Source: Tatoeba