to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms
比试
bǐ shì
to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring
比划
bǐ huà
to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
bǐ
