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*我 觉得 这个 价格 <em>比较</em> 贵 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ juéde zhège jiàgé <em>bǐjiào</em> guì.</span><span class="trans">I think this price is rather expensive.</span>
 
*我 觉得 这个 价格 <em>比较</em> 贵 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ juéde zhège jiàgé <em>bǐjiào</em> guì.</span><span class="trans">I think this price is rather expensive.</span>
 
*我 家 离 市中心 <em>比较</em> 近 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiā lí shìzhōngxīn <em>bǐjiào</em> jìn.</span><span class="trans">My place is rather close to downtown.</span>
 
*我 家 离 市中心 <em>比较</em> 近 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiā lí shìzhōngxīn <em>bǐjiào</em> jìn.</span><span class="trans">My place is rather close to downtown.</span>
*大 城市 的 工作 压力 <em>比较</em> 大 。<span class="pinyin">Dà chéngshì de gōngzuò yālì <em>bǐjiào</em> dà.</span><span class="trans">Working pressure in big cities are rather more.</span>
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*大 城市 的 工作 压力 <em>比较</em> 大 。<span class="pinyin">Dà chéngshì de gōngzuò yālì <em>bǐjiào</em> dà.</span><span class="trans">Working in big cities is creates quite a lot of pressure.</span>
*你 上班 坐 地铁 <em>比较</em> 方便 还是 骑车 <em>比较</em> 方便 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shàngbān zuò dìtiě <em>bǐjiào</em> fāngbiàn háishì qíchē <em>bǐjiào</em> fāngbiàn?</span><span class="trans">Is is rather convenient for you to take the metro to work or ride a bike?</span>
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*你 上班 坐 地铁 <em>比较</em> 方便 还是 骑车 <em>比较</em> 方便 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shàngbān zuò dìtiě <em>bǐjiào</em> fāngbiàn háishì qíchē <em>bǐjiào</em> fāngbiàn?</span><span class="trans">Is it more convenient for you to take the metro to work or to ride a bike?</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 09:43, 21 March 2018

It's rather nice to be able to read an article on how to use 比较 (bǐjiào) to mean "rather." And here it is!

Used with Adjectives

Structure

The adverb 比较 can be used to express "quite," "rather," or "relatively." It's a way of comparing one thing with a general idea instead of comparing two concrete things.

Subj. + 比较 + Adj.

Examples

  • 这个 问题 比较 简单 。Zhège wèntí bǐjiào jiǎndān.This question is quite easy.
  • 我 觉得 这个 价格 比较 贵 。Wǒ juéde zhège jiàgé bǐjiào guì.I think this price is rather expensive.
  • 我 家 离 市中心 比较 近 。Wǒ jiā lí shìzhōngxīn bǐjiào jìn.My place is rather close to downtown.
  • 大 城市 的 工作 压力 比较 大 。Dà chéngshì de gōngzuò yālì bǐjiào dà.Working in big cities is creates quite a lot of pressure.
  • 你 上班 坐 地铁 比较 方便 还是 骑车 比较 方便 ?Nǐ shàngbān zuò dìtiě bǐjiào fāngbiàn háishì qíchē bǐjiào fāngbiàn?Is it more convenient for you to take the metro to work or to ride a bike?

Used with Verbs

Structure

Subj. + 比较 + [Verb Phrase]

Examples

  • 比较 讨厌 男人 说 脏话 。bǐjiào tǎoyàn nánrén shuō zānghuà.I hate it when men say dirty words.
  • 比较 喜欢 用 gmail 还是 hotmail ?bǐjiào xǐhuan yòng gmail háishì hotmail?Do you prefer to use Gmail or hotmail?
  • 我 父母 比较 反对 我 找 外国 男朋友 。Wǒ fùmǔ bǐjiào fǎnduì wǒ zhǎo wàiguó nánpéngyou.My parents quite object to the fact that I'm with a foreign boyfriend.
  • 民众 比较 支持 新 的 就业 政策 。Mínzhòng bǐjiào zhīchí xīn de jiùyè zhèngcè.The public comparatively support the new employment policy.
  • 老板 通常 比较 关注 结果 ,不是 过程 。Lǎobǎn tōngcháng bǐjiào guānzhù jiéguǒ, bù shì guòchéng.The boss usually pay more attention on the results in stead of the process.

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