Dictionary/较

较 較

较 jiào

ㄐㄧㄠˋ
AdvHSK 3TOCFL L4core 10k
1to compare
2compared to
3(before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
4(literary) to dispute
5also pr. jiǎo

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Examples

wǒ men我们xiàn zài现在yǒu有jiào较zhòng yào重要de的shì qing事情yào要zuò做。
我们现在有较重要的事情要做。
We have more important things to do right now.
保持在较低的温度。
Keep it at a lower temperature.
他们的进度较预期慢30分钟。
They're 30 minutes behind schedule.

See also: words & characters pronounced jiào