HSK 5 · preposition · adverb

较

jiào

relatively; comparatively; to compare (较)

这条路比那条较近。

Zhè tiáo lù bǐ nà tiáo jiào jìn.

This road is relatively closer than that one.

今天的天气比较冷。

Jīntiān de tiānqì bǐjiào lěng.

The weather today is fairly cold.

他早期的作品比较简单。

Tā zǎoqī de zuòpǐn bǐjiào jiǎndān。

His early works are relatively simple.

这家工厂使用本土原料,成本比较低。

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng shǐyòng běntǔ yuánliào, chéngběn bǐjiào dī.

This factory uses local raw materials, so the cost is relatively low.