Difference between revisions of "Expressing "much more" in comparisons"

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*他 <em>比</em> 姚明 <strong>还</strong> 高 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bǐ</em> Yáo Míng <strong>hái</strong> gāo.</span><span class="trans">He is even taller than Yao Ming.</span>
 
*他 <em>比</em> 姚明 <strong>还</strong> 高 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bǐ</em> Yáo Míng <strong>hái</strong> gāo.</span><span class="trans">He is even taller than Yao Ming.</span>
 
*你 <em>比</em> 老板 <strong>还</strong> 忙 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>bǐ</em> lǎobǎn <strong>hái</strong> máng?</span><span class="trans">You're even busier than the boss?</span>
 
*你 <em>比</em> 老板 <strong>还</strong> 忙 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>bǐ</em> lǎobǎn <strong>hái</strong> máng?</span><span class="trans">You're even busier than the boss?</span>
*我 弟弟 <em>比</em> 我 哥哥 <strong>更</strong> 淘气 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ dìdi <em>bǐ</em> wǒ gēge <strong>gèng</strong> táoqì.</span><span class="trans">My younger brother is even more naughty than my elder brother.</span>
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*我 弟弟 <em>比</em> 我 哥哥 <strong>更</strong> 淘气 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ dìdi <em>bǐ</em> wǒ gēge <strong>gèng</strong> táoqì.</span><span class="trans">My younger brother is even more naughty than my older brother.</span>
 
*昨天 38 度 ,今天 <em>比</em> 昨天<strong>还</strong> 热 。<span class="pinyin">Zuótiān sān shí bā dù, jīntiān <em>bǐ</em> zuótiān <strong>hái</strong> rè.</span><span class="trans">It was 38 degrees yesterday, and it's even hotter today.</span>
 
*昨天 38 度 ,今天 <em>比</em> 昨天<strong>还</strong> 热 。<span class="pinyin">Zuótiān sān shí bā dù, jīntiān <em>bǐ</em> zuótiān <strong>hái</strong> rè.</span><span class="trans">It was 38 degrees yesterday, and it's even hotter today.</span>
 
*上海 的 人口 <em>比</em> 北京 <strong>更</strong> 多 。<span class="pinyin">Shànghǎi de rénkǒu <em>bǐ</em> Běijīng <strong>gèng</strong> duō.</span><span class="trans">The population of Shanghai is even bigger than Beijing.</span>
 
*上海 的 人口 <em>比</em> 北京 <strong>更</strong> 多 。<span class="pinyin">Shànghǎi de rénkǒu <em>bǐ</em> Běijīng <strong>gèng</strong> duō.</span><span class="trans">The population of Shanghai is even bigger than Beijing.</span>

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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?

"Much More" with 多

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.

"Even More" with 更 or 还

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

Structure

Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + 更 / 还 + Adj.

Examples

  • 姚明 高 。 Yáo Míng hái gāo.He is even taller than Yao Ming.
  • 老板 忙 ? lǎobǎn hái máng?You're even busier than the boss?
  • 我 弟弟 我 哥哥 淘气 。Wǒ dìdi wǒ gēge gèng táoqì.My younger brother is even more naughty than my older brother.
  • 昨天 38 度 ,今天 昨天 热 。Zuótiān sān shí bā dù, jīntiān zuótiān hái rè.It was 38 degrees yesterday, and it's even hotter today.
  • 上海 的 人口 北京 多 。Shànghǎi de rénkǒu Běijīng gèng duō.The population of Shanghai is even bigger than Beijing.

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