Expressing "rather" with "bijiao"

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Structure

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

Subject + 比较 + Adjective

Examples

• 她 比较 聪明。
• 你 比较 胖。
• 我 比较 酷。

See also

• Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
• The "zui" superlative
• Special verbs with "hen"
• Expressing "A bit too"

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 49-50) →buy