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*拼音 <em>比</em> 汉字 容易 <em>很 多</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Pīnyīn <em>bǐ</em> Hànzì róngyì <em>hěn duō</em>.</span><span class="trans">Pinyin is much easier than Chinese characters.</span>
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*拼音 <em>比</em> 汉字 容易 <strong>很多</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Pīnyīn <em>bǐ</em> Hànzì róngyì <strong>hěn duō</strong>.</span><span class="trans">Pinyin is much easier than Chinese characters.</span>
*坐 高铁 <em>比</em> 坐 飞机 方便 <em>很 多</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zuò gāotiě <em>bǐ</em> zuò fēijī fāngbiàn <em>hěn duō</em>.</span><span class="trans">It's much more convenient to take the high-speed train than the airplane.</span>
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*坐 高铁 <em>比</em> 坐 飞机 方便 <strong>很多</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Zuò gāotiě <em>bǐ</em> zuò fēijī fāngbiàn <strong>hěn duō</strong>.</span><span class="trans">It's much more convenient to take the high-speed train than the airplane.</span>
*他 打 篮球 <em>比</em> 我 厉害 <em>多 了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā dǎ lánqiú <em>bǐ</em> wǒ lìhai <em>duō le</em>.</span><span class="trans">He plays basketball much better than I do.</span>
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*他 打 篮球 <em>比</em> 我 厉害 <strong>多 了</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā dǎ lánqiú <em>bǐ</em> wǒ lìhai <strong>duō le</strong>.</span><span class="trans">He plays basketball much better than I do.</span>
*这 个 老师 <em>比</em> 那个 老师 严格 <em>得 多</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè lǎoshī <em>bǐ</em> nàge lǎoshī yángé <em>de duō</em>.</span><span class="trans">This teacher is much more strict than that teacher.</span>
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*这 个 老师 <em>比</em> 那个 老师 严格 <strong>得 多</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè lǎoshī <em>bǐ</em> nàge lǎoshī yángé <strong>de duō</strong>.</span><span class="trans">This teacher is much more strict than that teacher.</span>
*我 感觉 今天 <em>比</em> 昨天 好 <em>多了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gǎnjué jīntiān <em>bǐ</em> zuótiān hǎo <em>duō le</em>.</span><span class="trans">I feel much better today than yesterday.</span>
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*我 感觉 今天 <em>比</em> 昨天 好 <strong>多 了</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gǎnjué jīntiān <em>bǐ</em> zuótiān hǎo <strong>duō le</strong>.</span><span class="trans">I feel much better today than yesterday.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 03:11, 9 January 2018

If you want to up the intensity of your comparisons, you might want to express "much more." You can do this using 多 (duō), but did you know there are actually three different ways to do it?

Basic Pattern

Structure

As well as expressing that two things differ, you might want to go further and say that they differ a lot by adding 很多 (hěn duō), 多了(duō le), or 得多 (de duō). This is like saying that one thing is much more Adj. than another in English.

Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. + 很多 / 多了 / 得多

Examples

  • 拼音 汉字 容易 很多Pīnyīn Hànzì róngyì hěn duō.Pinyin is much easier than Chinese characters.
  • 坐 高铁 坐 飞机 方便 很多Zuò gāotiě zuò fēijī fāngbiàn hěn duō.It's much more convenient to take the high-speed train than the airplane.
  • 他 打 篮球 我 厉害 多 了Tā dǎ lánqiú wǒ lìhai duō le.He plays basketball much better than I do.
  • 这 个 老师 那个 老师 严格 得 多Zhè gè lǎoshī nàge lǎoshī yángé de duō.This teacher is much more strict than that teacher.
  • 我 感觉 今天 昨天 好 多 了Wǒ gǎnjué jīntiān zuótiān hǎo duō le.I feel much better today than yesterday.

Advanced Pattern

When used in a comparison, 还 expresses an even higher degree of the adjective.

Structure

Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + 还 + Adj.

Examples

  • 姚明 高 。 YáoMíng hái gāo.He is even taller than Yao Ming.
  • 这个 牌子 那个 牌子 贵 。Zhège páizi nàge páizi hái guì.This brandname is even more expensive than that one.
  • 老板 忙 ? lǎobǎn hái máng?You're even busier than the boss?
  • 上海 的 人口 北京 多 。Shànghǎi de rénkǒu Běijīng hái duō.The population of Shanghai is even bigger than Beijing.
  • 她 妈妈 年轻 。Tā māma hái niánqīng.Her mother is even younger than her.

See also

Sources and further reading

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