比…得多
A is much more … than B
Structure
A 比 B 形容词 得多／多了
What it means
A is much more … than B: a 比 comparison with the size of the gap added after the adjective.
How it is built
A + 比 + B + adjective + 得多／多了: 北方屋里比南方暖和得多 (Indoors in the north is far warmer than in the south). Smaller gaps: adjective + 一点儿／一些.
When to use it
得多 and 多了 both mean “much more”: 这条路比以前宽多了. For “even more”, put 更 or 还 before the adjective: 这条路比以前更宽.
Watch out
Never 很 or 非常 inside a 比 sentence: ✗ 北方比南方很冷。 ✓ 北方比南方冷得多。 Degree goes after the adjective.
Examples
北方屋里比南方暖和得多。
Indoors in the north is far warmer than in the south.
这条路比以前宽多了。
This road is much wider than before.
Learn this in Lesson 2 · HSK 5: 南方与北方 (North and south)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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