Difference between revisions of "Expressing "much more" in comparisons"
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Revision as of 05:34, 20 February 2013
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Among the many ways we can express comparisons, using 多 is one of the most interesting.
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
- Expressing "A bit too"
- Basic comparisons with "bi"
- The "zui" superlative
- Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
- Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
Books
Websites
- East Asia Student: Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese
