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

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== Structure ==
 
== Structure ==
  
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==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[Expressing "A bit too"]]
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*[[Basic comparisons with "bi"]]
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*[[The "zui" superlative]]
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== Sources and further reading ==
 
== Sources and further reading ==
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* East Asia Student: [http://eastasiastudent.net/390/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/graded-comparisons/ Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese]
 
* East Asia Student: [http://eastasiastudent.net/390/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/graded-comparisons/ Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese]
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{{Basic Grammar|比|B1|N1 + 比 + N2 + Adj + 多了 / 得多|我 <em>比</em> 你 高 <em>多 了</em>。你 <em>比</em> 我 胖 <em>得 多</em>!|grammar point|ASG6KUS5}}
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Revision as of 05:56, 13 June 2012

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

  • 我 高 得多
  • 猫 笨 多了
  • 我 胖 得多
  • 他 酷 多了

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

Websites