Expressing "much more" in comparisons

Level

B1 / HSK2 and HSK3
Level

B1
Level

HSK2, HSK3
Similar to
- Basic comparisons with "bi" (A2)
- Expressing "a little too" with "you dian" (A2)
- Expressing "compared with" using "gen" (B1)
- Expressing "rather" with "bijiao" (B1)
- Basic comparisons with "bu bi" (B2)
- Expressing "a bit too" (B2)
Similar to
- Basic comparisons with "bi" (HSK2)
- Expressing "a little too" with "you dian" (HSK2)
- Expressing "compared with" using "gen" (HSK3)
- Expressing "rather" with "bijiao" (HSK3)
- Basic comparisons with "bu bi" (HSK5)
- Expressing "a bit too" (HSK5)
Used for

Comparing, Adding more explanation, Expressing quality
Keywords

多, 比, 得多, 多了

Among the many ways we can express comparisons, using 多 (duō) is one of the most interesting.

Structure

As well as expressing that two things differ, you might want to go further and say that they differ a lot by adding 得多 / 多了/ 很多 (dé duō/duō le/hěn duō). This is like saying that one thing is much more adjective than another in English.

Subject + 比 + Noun + Adjective + 得多 / 多了 / 很多

Examples

他比我高得多。He is a lot taller than I am.
狗比猫笨多了。Dogs are much more stupid than cats.
你比我胖得多。You're a lot fatter than I am.
我比他酷多了。I am much cooler than he is.
她比我年轻 得多。She is much younger than me.
哇! 你的房间比我的大 多了！ Wow! Your room is much bigger than mine!

Sources and further reading

Books

New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 20) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 6- 8) →buy

Websites

East Asia Student: Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese