Comparing

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The following structures used to make comparisons in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level.

A2 Comparisons

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
The "zui" Superlative 最 + Adj 聪明。
Making Basic Comparisons with "bi" N1 + 比 + N2 + Adj 我 胖。
Making Basic Comparisons with "meiyou" N1 + 没有 + N2 + Adj 没有 他 胖。
Making Basic Comparisons with "yiyang" N1 + 跟 + N2 + 一样 + Adj 一样 高。

B1 Comparisons

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Expressing "Rather" Using "bijiao" 比较 + Adj 比较 聪明。
Making Basic Comparisons with "bu bi" N1 + 不比 + N2 + Adj 小明 不 比 小刚 聪明。
Expressing "Much More" in Comparisons N1 + 比 + N2 + Adj + 多了 / 得多 你 高 多 了。你 我 胖 得 多

B2 Comparisons

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Comparisons with "buru" 不如…… 我的 汉语 不如 他的。
Comparing Specifically with "xiang" N1 + 像 + N2 + (那么……) 妈妈 那么 善良。