A 比 B + 形容词 + 数量
A is (this much) more … than B
Structure
A 比 B + 形容词 + 数量 · A 比 B + 形容词 + 一点儿／得多／多了
What it means
Says by how much A is more than B: five years older, two kilometres closer, a bit dearer.
How it is built
A + 比 + B + adjective + amount: 他比我大五岁 (He’s five years older than me). Small gap: + 一点儿. Big gap: + 得多 or 多了.
When to use it
Adds an amount to the basic A 比 B + adjective (h1-19). Ask how much with 多少: 冷多少？ The amount always comes after the adjective: 近两公里, 冷十几度.
Watch out
✗ 他比我很高。 ✓ 他比我高得多。 ✗ 比我五岁大 ✓ 比我大五岁. Never put 很 or 非常 in a 比 sentence.
Examples
他比我大五岁。
He’s five years older than me.
这条路比那条路近两公里。
This road is two kilometres shorter than that one.
这件衣服比那件贵一点儿。
This top is a bit more expensive than that one.
今天比昨天热多了。
Today is much hotter than yesterday.
Learn this in HSK 2 · Lesson 15: 中国有多大 (How big is China?)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.
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