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得 de grammar

Comparison Structure with 得 de

Posted on October 2, 2024March 28, 2025 by tiffany

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    • A 比 bǐ B + Verb + 得 de + Adjective
    • A + Verb + 得 de + 比 bǐ B + Adjective

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Grammar Point:
This Chinese pattern allows you to describe how well or how adjective someone does something, and it can be used for comparisons between two subjects.

Structure

A 比 bǐ B + Verb + 得 de + Adjective

我wǒ比bǐ我wǒ弟弟dìdi走zǒu得de慢màn我wǒ比bǐ我wǒ弟弟dìdi走zǒu得de慢màn
I walk slower than my younger brother.

這zhè種zhǒng狗gǒu比bǐ那nà種zhǒng狗gǒu吃chī得de多duō这zhè种zhǒng狗gǒu比bǐ那nà种zhǒng狗gǒu吃chī得de多duō
This type of dog eats more than that type.

你nǐ的de字zì比bǐ我wǒ妹妹mèimei寫xiě得de難看nánkàn你nǐ的de字zì比bǐ我wǒ妹妹mèimei写xiě得de难看nánkàn
Your handwriting is uglier than my sister’s.

今年jīnnián不bù比bǐ去年qùnián賺zhuàn得de少shǎo今年jīnnián不bù比bǐ去年qùnián赚zhuàn得de少shǎo
This year we didn’t earn less than last year.

她tā比bǐ媽媽māma唱chàng得de好聽hǎotīng嗎ma? 她tā比bǐ妈妈māma唱chàng得de好听hǎotīng吗ma?
Does she sing better than mom?

A + Verb + 得 de + 比 bǐ B + Adjective

爸爸bàba做飯zuòfàn做zuò得de比bǐ我wǒ好吃hǎochī爸爸bàba做饭zuòfàn做zuò得de比bǐ我wǒ好吃hǎochī
Dad cooks better than I do.

我wǒ說shuō中文zhōngwén一定yídìng說shuō得de比bǐ你nǐ快kuài我wǒ说shuō中文zhōngwén一定yídìng说shuō得de比bǐ你nǐ快kuài
I definitely speak Chinese faster than you.

今天jīntiān的de雨yǔ下xià得de不bù比bǐ昨天zuótiān的de大dà今天jīntiān的de雨yǔ下xià得de不bù比bǐ昨天zuótiān的de大dà
Today’s rain isn’t heavier than yesterday’s.

我wǒ喝hē珍珠奶茶zhēnzhūnǎichá喝hē得de比bǐ你nǐ多duō嗎ma?我wǒ喝hē珍珠奶茶zhēnzhūnǎichá喝hē得de比bǐ你nǐ多duō吗ma?
Do I drink more bubble tea than you?

ChatGPT 唸niàn中文zhōngwén唸niàn得de比bǐ你nǐ流利liúlìChatGPT 念niàn中文zhōngwén念niàn得de比bǐ你nǐ流利liúlì
ChatGPT speaks Chinese more fluently than you.

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