{"id":3853,"date":"2022-11-25T23:25:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T15:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2026-09-20T17:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:54:18","slug":"comparison-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/25\/comparison-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Comparisons 1"},"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\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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!important;padding-top:10px !important;border-top:1px dashed #f0dcd8 !important;}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"odc-article\">\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248 !important;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;\">HSK 5<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#3d5a75 !important;\">Chinese Comparisons 4<\/span><span class=\"cjk sub\" style=\"color:#3d5a75 !important;display:block !important;font-size:clamp(18px,2.6vw,25px) !important;font-weight:700 !important;line-height:1.4 !important;margin-top:10px !important;\">Adding Details<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">In <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u9ad8\u6211\u4e94\u516c\u5206 t\u0101 g\u0101o w\u01d2 w\u01d4 g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u9ad8\u6211\u4e94\u5398\u7c73 t\u0101 g\u0101o w\u01d2 w\u01d4 l\u00edm\u01d0<\/span>, the word <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span> has disappeared. When you want to state exactly how much one thing exceeds another, Chinese lets the adjective take B directly, followed by the amount.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/school_distance_covid-3.png\" alt=\"Comparisons in Chinese \u4ed6\u9ad8\u6211\u4e94\u516c\u5206 t\u0101 g\u0101o w\u01d2 w\u01d4 g\u014dngf\u0113n\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">This lesson covers one HSK 5 pattern: A + adjective + B + quantity complement, a compact way to say exactly how much bigger, taller, older or heavier something is.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;align-items:baseline !important;gap:10px !important;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:14px !important;color:#3b6ea5 !important;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5 !important;border-radius:50% !important;width:26px !important;height:26px !important;display:inline-flex !important;align-items:center !important;justify-content:center !important;flex-shrink:0 !important;background:transparent !important;\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Structure<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">At HSK 5, Chinese lets you drop <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span> entirely when you want to say exactly how much bigger, taller or older one thing is. The adjective acts almost like a verb meaning &#8220;exceeds,&#8221; so B comes straight after it, and the exact amount closes the sentence.<\/p>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px !important;font-weight:700 !important;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px !important;padding:0 !important;\">A + Adj. + B + Amount<\/h3>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">This structure indicates how much A differs from B in terms of a specific quality, often giving the exact numerical difference. The amount is usually a number + measure word (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94\u516c\u5206 w\u01d4 g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94\u516c\u5206 w\u01d4 g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341\u6b72 sh\u00ed su\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341\u5c81 sh\u00ed su\u00ec<\/span>), and it always comes last. It means the same as A <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span> B + Adj. + Amount from HSK 2, but it is shorter and very common in everyday speech, especially for age, height, weight and length.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He is five centimeters taller than me.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He arrived at the office ten minutes earlier than me.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9 z\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9 z\u01ceo<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u665a w\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u665a w\u01cen<\/span> work here too \u2014 the verb (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5230 d\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5230 d\u00e0o<\/span>) comes after the amount.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My older sister is 10 years older than me.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9577<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u957f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This movie is one hour longer than that one.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My younger sister is two years younger than me.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5927 d\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5927 d\u00e0<\/span> = older, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f xi\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f xi\u01ceo<\/span> = younger.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7bb1\u5b50<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7bb1\u5b50<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This box is five kilograms heavier than that one.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ee<\/span><rt>\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u982d<\/span><rt>t\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ee<\/span><rt>\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5934<\/span><rt>t\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He is a head shorter than me.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80d6<\/span><rt>p\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80d6<\/span><rt>p\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He is ten kilograms heavier than me.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\"><div class=\"callout-label\">Which adjectives work?<\/div><p>The adjective has to describe something you can measure: age (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5927 d\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5927 d\u00e0<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f xi\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f xi\u01ceo<\/span>), size and length (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ad8 g\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9ad8 g\u0101o<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u77ee \u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u77ee \u01cei<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9577 ch\u00e1ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u957f ch\u00e1ng<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u77ed du\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u77ed du\u01cen<\/span>), and weight (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91cd zh\u00f2ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cd zh\u00f2ng<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u80d6 p\u00e0ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u80d6 p\u00e0ng<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7626 sh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7626 sh\u00f2u<\/span>). Words for taste, beauty or quality, such as <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u5403 h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u5403 h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/span> or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f02\u4eae pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6f02\u4eae pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/span>, can&#8217;t take an exact amount this way \u2014 use the <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span> pattern for those.<\/p><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\"><div class=\"callout-label\">Cultural Note: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u9577 xu\u00e9zh\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u957f xu\u00e9zh\u01ceng<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u59ca xu\u00e9ji\u011b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u59d0 xu\u00e9ji\u011b<\/span><\/div><p>In Taiwan&#8217;s schools and workplaces, seniority is part of everyday speech: people call someone who is a bit ahead of them <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u9577 xu\u00e9zh\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u957f xu\u00e9zh\u01ceng<\/span> or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u59ca xu\u00e9ji\u011b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u59ca xu\u00e9ji\u011b<\/span>. That&#8217;s why exact age gaps like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5927\u6211\u4e09\u6b72 d\u00e0 w\u01d2 s\u0101n su\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5927\u6211\u4e09\u5c81 d\u00e0 w\u01d2 s\u0101n su\u00ec<\/span> come up so naturally when people get to know each other.<\/p><\/div>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px !important;font-weight:700 !important;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px !important;padding:0 !important;\">Asking &#8220;how much&#8221;: A + Adj. + B + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e j\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0 j\u01d0<\/span> + Measure Word?<\/h3>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">To ask about the size of the gap, replace the amount with a question word. Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e j\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0 j\u01d0<\/span> + measure word when you expect a small number (like years of age), and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span> for other amounts.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How many years older is your older sister than you?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How many centimeters taller is he than you?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;align-items:baseline !important;gap:10px !important;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:14px !important;color:#3b6ea5 !important;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5 !important;border-radius:50% !important;width:26px !important;height:26px !important;display:inline-flex !important;align-items:center !important;justify-content:center !important;flex-shrink:0 !important;background:transparent !important;\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Because this pattern skips <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span>, a few extra habits creep in from the other comparison patterns.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Don&#8217;t mix the two patterns. Either say <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u6bd4\u6211\u9ad8\u4e94\u516c\u5206 t\u0101 b\u01d0 w\u01d2 g\u0101o w\u01d4 g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u6bd4\u6211\u9ad8\u4e94\u5398\u7c73 t\u0101 b\u01d0 w\u01d2 g\u0101o w\u01d4 l\u00edm\u01d0<\/span>, or drop <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span> and say <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u9ad8\u6211\u4e94\u516c\u5206 t\u0101 g\u0101o w\u01d2 w\u01d4 g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u9ad8\u6211\u4e94\u5398\u7c73 t\u0101 g\u0101o w\u01d2 w\u01d4 l\u00edm\u01d0<\/span> \u2014 never both.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">B comes right after the adjective, and the amount goes at the very end.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">As in every comparison, leave out <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88 h\u011bn<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88 h\u011bn<\/span> before the adjective.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Taste and quality can&#8217;t be measured with an exact number, so this pattern doesn&#8217;t work with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u559d h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u559d h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/span>. Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4 b\u01d0<\/span> plus <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u9ede y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u70b9 y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/span> or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u4e86 du\u014d le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u4e86 du\u014d le<\/span> instead.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;align-items:baseline !important;gap:10px !important;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:14px !important;color:#3b6ea5 !important;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5 !important;border-radius:50% !important;width:26px !important;height:26px !important;display:inline-flex !important;align-items:center !important;justify-content:center !important;flex-shrink:0 !important;background:transparent !important;\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>My boyfriend is four years older than me. (age)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason zh-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>This skirt is five centimeters shorter than that one. (length)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason zh-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u689d<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88d9\u5b50<\/span><rt>q\u00fanzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ed<\/span><rt>du\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u689d<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6761<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88d9\u5b50<\/span><rt>q\u00fanzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ed<\/span><rt>du\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6761<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>My cousin is eight centimeters taller than me. (height)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason zh-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5802\u5f1f<\/span><rt>t\u00e1ngd\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5802\u5f1f<\/span><rt>t\u00e1ngd\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>I&#8217;m two years younger than my roommate. (age, younger)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason zh-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba4\u53cb<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba4\u53cb<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>How many years older is your husband than you? (asking about age)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason zh-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>How many centimeters shorter is your younger brother than you? (asking about height)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason zh-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ee<\/span><rt>\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ee<\/span><rt>\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>My dog is five kilograms heavier than my cat. (weight)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason zh-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>This room is two meters longer than that one. 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