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
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
The "zui" Superlative 最 + Adj 聪明。
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。