Difference between revisions of "Expressing comparable degree with "you""

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有(yǒu) is also used for comparing and usually used in questions. In English, we sometimes can sometimes say "She has her mother's cuteness" or "I have my father's height", though they sound a bit awkward.In Chinese, however, it's pretty common.
  
  
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* 他 <em>有</em> 我 帅 吗?
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* 他 <em>有</em> 我 帅 吗?<span class="trans">Is he as handsome as me?</span>
* 她 <em>有</em> 我 可爱 吗?
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* 她 <em>有</em> 我 可爱 吗?<span class="trans">Is she as cute as me?</span>
* 伦敦 的 人口 <em>有</em> 上海 多 吗?
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* 伦敦 的 人口 <em>有</em> 上海 多 吗?<span class="trans">Is London's population as much as Shanghai's?</span>
 
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Revision as of 08:40, 4 February 2013

有(yǒu) is also used for comparing and usually used in questions. In English, we sometimes can sometimes say "She has her mother's cuteness" or "I have my father's height", though they sound a bit awkward.In Chinese, however, it's pretty common.


Structure

A 有 B + Adjective + 吗?

Examples

  • 我 帅 吗?Is he as handsome as me?
  • 我 可爱 吗?Is she as cute as me?
  • 伦敦 的 人口 上海 多 吗?Is London's population as much as Shanghai's?

See also

Sources and further reading

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