Expressing "much more" in comparisons
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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?
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"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 比 汉字 容易 很多 。Pinyin is much easier than Chinese characters.
- 坐 高铁 比 坐 飞机 方便 很多 。It's much more convenient to take the high-speed train than the airplane.
- 他 打 篮球 比 我 厉害 多 了 。He plays basketball much better than I do.
- 这 个 老师 比 那个 老师 严格 得 多 。This teacher is much more strict than that teacher.
- 我 感觉 今天 比 昨天 好 多 了 。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
- 他 比 姚明 还 高 。He is even taller than Yao Ming.
- 你 比 老板 还 忙 ？You're even busier than the boss?
- 我 弟弟 比 我 哥哥 更 淘气 。My younger brother is even more naughty than my elder brother.
- 昨天 38 度 ，今天 比 昨天还 热 。It was 38 degrees yesterday, and it's even hotter today.
- 上海 的 人口 比 北京 更 多 。The population of Shanghai is even bigger than Beijing.
See also
- Expressing "a bit too"
- Basic comparisons with "bi"
- The "zui" superlative
- Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
Sources and further reading
Books
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 20) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 6- 8) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
Websites
- East Asia Student: Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese
