Grammar Point:
The way to express comparisons in Chinese is by using 比 bǐ. In this article, we will discuss how to use a verb with 比 bǐ to make comparisons.
Structure
A + 比 bǐ + B + V 得 + Adj.
Remember, when there is a verb and an adjective together, you always need to use 得 de to connect them.
我比他跑得快我比他跑得快
I run faster than him.
我說中文比妹妹說得流利我说中文比妹妹说得流利
I speak Chinese more fluently than my younger sister.
我比你吃得少很多,為什麼我比你胖我比你吃得少很多,为什么我比你胖
I eat much less than you, so why am I fatter than you?
A + V 得 + 比 bǐ + B + Adj.
我跑得比他快我跑得比他快
I run faster than him.
姐姐中文說得比我流利姐姐中文说得比我流利
My elder sister speaks Chinese more fluently than me.
我吃得比你少很多,為什麼我比你胖我吃得比你少很多,为什么我比你胖
I eat much less than you, so why am I fatter than you?
A + 比 bǐ + B + 多,少,早,晚 + V + Quantitative phares
多 duō: many; much / 少 shǎo: less; little / 早 zǎo: early / 晚 wǎn: late
我比他多吃了五個餃子我比他多吃了五个饺子
I ate five more dumplings than he did.
他比我少學了一年中文他比我少学了一年中文
He studied Chinese for one year less than I did
爸爸比我早回來十分鐘爸爸比我早回来十分钟
Dad came back 10 minutes before me.
哥哥昨天比前天晚睡半小時哥哥昨天比前天晚睡半小时
My elder brother slept half an hour later yesterday than the day before.
Negation
我沒跑得比他快我没跑得比他快
I did not run faster than him.
我會說的中文沒比他多我会说的中文没比他多
I speak no more Chinese than he does.
爸爸没比我早回來十分鐘,他比我晚回來十分鐘爸爸没比我早回来十分钟,他比我晚回来十分钟
Dad didn’t come back 10 minutes before me, he came back 10 minutes after me.
Question
When it is a question, you can add 有 yǒu in this structure. Adding 有 yǒu gives the sentence a slightly disdainful tone.
A + (有) + V得 + 比 + B + Adj. + 嗎/吗?
他有跑得比我快嗎?他有跑得比我快吗?
Can he run as fast as I am?
他跑得比我快嗎?他跑得比我快吗?
Is he running faster than me?
- Basic Comparisons (HSK 1)
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