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Using the 比起...来 (bǐ qǐ... lái) structure, you are able to make comparisons between two things (A and B).  
 
Using the 比起...来 (bǐ qǐ... lái) structure, you are able to make comparisons between two things (A and B).  
  

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Using the 比起...来 (bǐ qǐ... lái) structure, you are able to make comparisons between two things (A and B).

Basic Usage

Structure

In these two structures, 比起... 来 is used to compare A and B, with emphasis on A. A can also be placed before 比起。

比起 + B (+ 来) ,A ~

Examples

  • 比起上海 ,我 老家 的 物价 便宜 多 了。Bǐ qǐ Shànghǎi, wǒ lǎojiā de wùjià piányí duōle.Compared to Shanghai, the prices in my hometown are way cheaper.
  • 比起 ,我 还 差得远 呢。Bǐ qǐlái, wǒ hái chà de yuǎn ne.Compared with you, I'm still far from it.
  • 本科生 比起 博士生 ,学位 要 低 很 多 。Běnkē shēng bǐ qǐ bóshì shēng lái, xuéwèi yào dī hěn duō.An undergraduate student's degree is much lower than a that of a doctoral student.

Usage of 相比

Structure

相比 + B ,A + ~

和 / 跟/与 + B + 相比 ,A + ~

Examples

  • 相比 网络 教学 ,我 更 喜欢 面对面 教学。Xiāng bǐ wǎngluò jiàoxué, wǒ gèng xǐhuan miànduìmiàn jiàoxué.I like face-to-face teaching more than online teaching.
  • 网络 教学 相比,我 更 喜欢 面对面 教学。 wǎngluò jiàoxué xiāng bǐ, wǒ gèng xǐhuan miànduìmiàn jiàoxué.I like face-to-face teaching more than online teaching.
  • 相比 几十 年 前 ,中国 的 农村 发生 了 很 大 变化。Xiāng bǐ jǐ shí nián qián, Zhōngguó de nóngcūn fāshēngle hěn dà biànhuà.Compared with decades ago, China's rural areas have undergone great changes.
  • 几十 年 前 相比,中国 的 农村 发生 了 很 大 变化。 jǐ shí nián qián xiāng bǐ, Zhōngguó de nóngcūn fāshēngle hěn dà biànhuà.Compared with decades ago, China's rural areas have undergone great changes.
  • 相比 网络 广告 ,平面 广告 贵 很 多 。Xiāng bǐ wǎngluò guǎnggào, píngmiàn guǎnggào guì hěn duō.Compared with online advertising, print advertising is much more expensive.
  • 平面 广告 相比 ,网络 广告 没 那么 贵 。 píngmiàn guǎnggào xiāng bǐ, wǎngluò guǎnggào méi nàme guì.Compared with print advertising, online advertising is not that expensive.
  • 相比 身体 的 问题,精神 的 问题 更难 治疗。Xiāng bǐ shēntǐ de wèntí, jīngshén de wèntí gèng nán zhìliáo.Mental problems are more difficult to treat than physical problems.
  • 身体的 问题 相比 ,精神 的 问题 更难 治疗。 shēntǐ de wèntí xiāng bǐ, jīngshén de wèntí gèng nán zhìliáo.Mental problems are more difficult to treat than physical problems.


See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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