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* 她 <em>比较</em> 聪明。
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* 她 <em>比较</em> 聪明。<span class="trans">She is rather intelligent.</span>
* 你 <em>比较</em> 胖。
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* 你 <em>比较</em> 胖。<span class="trans">You're rather fat.</span>
* 我 <em>比较</em> 酷。
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* 我 <em>比较</em> 酷。<span class="trans">I'm rather cool.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 04:45, 3 June 2013

It's rather nice to be able to read an article on how to use 比较 to mean "rather". And here it is!

Structure

The adverb 比较 (bǐjiào) can be used to express "quite", "rather", or "relatively".

Subject + 比较 + Adjective

Examples

  • 比较 聪明。She is rather intelligent.
  • 比较 胖。You're rather fat.
  • 比较 酷。I'm rather cool.

See also


Sources and further reading

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