Comparisons with "biqi"
Using the 比起...来 (bǐ qǐ... lái) structure, you are able to make comparisons between two things (A and B).
Contents
Basic Usage
Structure
In these two structures, 比起... 来 is used to compare A and B, with emphasis on A. A can also be placed before 比起。
比起 + B (+ 来) ,A ~
Examples
- 比起上海 ,我 老家 的 物价 便宜 多 了。Compared to Shanghai, the prices in my hometown are way cheaper.
- 比起 你 来 ,我 还 差得远 呢。Compared with you, I'm still far from it.
- 本科生 比起 博士生 来,学位 要 低 很 多 。An undergraduate student's degree is much lower than a that of a doctoral student.
Usage of 相比
Structure
相比 + B ,A + ~
和 / 跟/与 + B + 相比 ,A + ~
Examples
- 相比 网络 教学 ,我 更 喜欢 面对面 教学。I like face-to-face teaching more than online teaching.
- 与 网络 教学 相比,我 更 喜欢 面对面 教学。I like face-to-face teaching more than online teaching.
- 相比 几十 年 前 ,中国 的 农村 发生 了 很 大 变化。Compared with decades ago, China's rural areas have undergone great changes.
- 与 几十 年 前 相比,中国 的 农村 发生 了 很 大 变化。Compared with decades ago, China's rural areas have undergone great changes.
- 相比 网络 广告 ,平面 广告 贵 很 多 。Compared with online advertising, print advertising is much more expensive.
- 和 平面 广告 相比 ,网络 广告 没 那么 贵 。Compared with print advertising, online advertising is not that expensive.
- 相比 身体 的 问题,精神 的 问题 更难 治疗。Mental problems are more difficult to treat than physical problems.
- 和 身体的 问题 相比 ,精神 的 问题 更难 治疗。Mental problems are more difficult to treat than physical problems.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- 汉语常用格式330例 (pp. 16) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy