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Revision as of 08:03, 15 October 2012
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Structure
As well as expressing that two things differ, you might want to go further and say that they differ a lot.
Subject + 比 + Noun + Adjective + 得多 / 多了
This is like saying that one thing is much more adjective than another in English.
Examples
- 他 比 我 高 得多。
- 狗 比 猫 笨 多了。
- 你 比 我 胖 得多。
- 我 比 他 酷 多了。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
Websites
- East Asia Student: Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese
