{"id":10476,"date":"2024-02-22T16:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T08:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10476"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T08:48:05","slug":"chinese-comparison-bi-bijiao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/chinese-comparison-bi-bijiao\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Comparison Words &#8211; b\u01d0 and b\u01d0ji\u00e0o"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/chinese-comparison-bi-bijiao\/#%E4%B8%80_%E6%AF%94_bi_%E2%80%9Cmore_than%E2%80%9D\" >\u4e00 \u6bd4 b\u01d0: \u201cmore than\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/chinese-comparison-bi-bijiao\/#%E4%BA%8C_%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83%E6%AF%94%E8%BE%83_bijiao_%E2%80%9Crather_fairly%E2%80%9D\" >\u4e8c \u6bd4\u8f03\u6bd4\u8f83 b\u01d0ji\u00e0o: \u201crather, fairly\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/chinese-comparison-bi-bijiao\/#%E4%B8%89_Common_Mistakes\" >\u4e09 Common Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" 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class=\"py\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/span><\/h1>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/\u7576\u4ee3\u4e2d\u6587.jpg\" alt=\"\u7576\u4ee3\u4e2d\u6587 Contemporary Chinese\" class=\"odc-hero-img\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;\">Two little words help you compare things in Chinese. \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span> (b\u01d0) means \u201cmore than\u201d, and you use it when you name both things. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span> <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/span> (\u201crather, fairly\u201d) is for when you don&#8217;t name the second thing. Let&#8217;s see how each one works.<\/p>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 1 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"bi\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_%E6%AF%94_bi_%E2%80%9Cmore_than%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span>: \u201cmore than\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">A + \u6bd4 + B + Adj.<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Put \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span> between the two things you compare. The adjective goes last, and it describes A (the first thing).<\/p>\n<div class=\"odc-card\">\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u570b<\/span><rt>M\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u56fd<\/span><rt>M\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The United States is bigger than Japan.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u590f\u5929<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u62ff\u5927<\/span><rt>Ji\u0101n\u00e1d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u590f\u5929<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The summer in Taiwan is hotter than the summer in Canada.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u9986<\/span><rt>c\u0101ngu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You make better food than the restaurant.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u7684<\/span><rt>shu\u014dde<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u7684<\/span><rt>shu\u014dde<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u7684<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb9\u6613<\/span><rt>r\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Easier said than done.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u60c5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecq\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56b4\u91cd<\/span><rt>y\u00e1nzh\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e25\u91cd<\/span><rt>y\u00e1nzh\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This matter is more serious than I thought.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 2 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"bijiao\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83%E6%AF%94%E8%BE%83_bijiao_%E2%80%9Crather_fairly%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span> <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/span>: \u201crather, fairly\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">A + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span> + Adj.<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span> <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/span> shows a higher degree than something else, but you don&#8217;t say what that something else is. It is like \u201cmore\u201d or \u201crather\u201d in English.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\">Since there is no B in the sentence, both you and the person you talk to must already know what is being compared. In the first example below, everyone knows we are comparing the United States with other countries.<\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-card\">\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u570b<\/span><rt>M\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u56fd<\/span><rt>M\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The United States is bigger.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u590f\u5929<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The summer in Taiwan is hotter.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7c21\u55ae<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b80\u5355<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I think Chinese is relatively simple.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The coffee at that caf\u00e9 is relatively tasty.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She has been relatively busy recently.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 3 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span> already means \u201cmore than\u201d, so you don&#8217;t need a word for degree like \u5f88 <span class=\"py\">h\u011bn<\/span> (very). Just put the adjective at the end.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Same idea here: \u975e\u5e38 <span class=\"py\">f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/span> (very) is not needed either. \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span> already says \u201cmore\u201d.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6a23<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6837<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6a23<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6837<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span> is only for \u201cmore than\u201d. To say two things are \u201cthe same\u201d, use \u8ddf <span class=\"py\">g\u0113n<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u6a23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u6837<\/span> <span class=\"py\">y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/span> instead.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 4 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"negation\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_Saying_%E2%80%9CNot%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> Saying \u201cNot\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">A + \u4e0d \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> + \u6bd4 + B + Adj.<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">The negative word goes before \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span>, not before the adjective.<\/p>\n<div class=\"odc-card\">\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The teacher&#8217;s English is not better than mine.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5e74<\/span><rt>j\u012bnni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u590f\u5929<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This summer is not hotter than last year.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u81df<\/span><rt>x\u012bnz\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u810f<\/span><rt>x\u012bnz\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u87d1\u8782<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ngl\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5687<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5413<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My heart is not bigger than a cockroach&#8217;s, so please don&#8217;t scare me.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Put the negative word before \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span>, not before the adjective. So it is \u201cnot + \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span> + B + adjective\u201d.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\" style=\"margin-top:22px!important;\">A + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> + B + Adj.<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">With <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span>, A has less of the quality than B. It works like \u201cnot as \u2026 as\u201d in English.<\/p>\n<div class=\"odc-card\">\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He is not as tall as his brother.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u820a<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e7<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Your new job is not as good as your old one.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e25<\/span><rt>shu\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e05<\/span><rt>shu\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Your boyfriend is not as handsome as my boyfriend.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n    <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u62b1\u6028<\/span><rt>b\u00e0oyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You are not as tired as I am, so stop complaining!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 5 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e94<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Tap the words below in the right order to build the sentence, then check your answer. If it&#8217;s wrong, you can try again as many times as you like, or hit &#8220;Show answer&#8221; if you get stuck. Careful: some tiles are traps and are not needed!<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"wo-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"wo-progress\" id=\"woProgress\">Question 1 of 10<\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q1 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card active\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;This bag is cheaper than that bag.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1ny\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1nyi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"99\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1ny\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1nyi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>\u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span> works like \u201c-er than\u201d in English, so \u4fbf\u5b9c <span class=\"py\">pi\u00e1ny\u00ed<\/span> already means \u201ccheaper\u201d. The \u5f88 <span class=\"py\">h\u011bn<\/span> tile is a trap. You don&#8217;t need \u201cvery\u201d here.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q2 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Today is colder than yesterday.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"99\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>\u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span> sits between the two things you compare, and the adjective comes last. \u975e\u5e38 <span class=\"py\">f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/span> (very) is a trap, just like \u5f88 <span class=\"py\">h\u011bn<\/span> in the last question.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q3 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Cats are quieter than dogs.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u975c<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u9759<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u975c<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u9759<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>The adjective describes the first thing (the cats). The second thing (the dogs) comes right after \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q4 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I think this restaurant is relatively cheap.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"99\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1ny\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1nyi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u9986<\/span><rt>c\u0101ngu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u9986<\/span><rt>c\u0101ngu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1ny\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1nyi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>No second thing is named here, so use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span> <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/span> (\u201cfairly, relatively\u201d) and not \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span>. Don&#8217;t use both.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q5 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;My little brother has been relatively busy lately.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>The time word \u6700\u8fd1 <span class=\"py\">zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/span> (lately) goes before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span> <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/span>, right after the person.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q6 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;It is relatively cool today.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6dbc\u5feb<\/span><rt>li\u00e1ngku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51c9\u5feb<\/span><rt>li\u00e1ngkuai<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6dbc\u5feb<\/span><rt>li\u00e1ngku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51c9\u5feb<\/span><rt>li\u00e1ngkuai<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span> <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/span> + adjective says something is \u201cfairly\u201d that way. Everyone knows you are comparing with a normal day.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q7 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;This year&#8217;s exam is not harder than last year&#8217;s.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5e74<\/span><rt>j\u012bnni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8a66<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8bd5<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5e74<\/span><rt>j\u012bnni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8a66<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8bd5<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Put \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span> right before \u6bd4 <span class=\"py\">b\u01d0<\/span>. Putting it in front of the adjective is a mistake.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q8 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;My phone is not as new as yours.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span> means A is less \u201cnew\u201d than B (\u201cnot as \u2026 as\u201d). \u4f60\u7684 <span class=\"py\">n\u01d0de<\/span> here stands for \u201cyour phone\u201d.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q9 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;My older sister is as tall as I am.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"99\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" 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