LEARN + CHINESE / 101 of 300 HSK 3
Who Runs Faster?例 · 小王跑得比我快
You’ve watched two friends race and want to compare their results. When you’re comparing how someone does an action, put 得 after the verb, then add the comparison: 跑得比我快 (“runs faster than me”). You can also use 不比 to say one thing isn’t more than another.
小王跑得比我快。
Xiǎo Wáng pǎo de bǐ wǒ kuài.
Xiao Wang runs faster than I do.
我今天起得比昨天早半个小时。
wǒ jīntiān qǐ de bǐ zuótiān zǎo bàn ge xiǎoshí.
I got up half an hour earlier today than yesterday.
这家饭馆不比那家便宜。
zhè jiā fànguǎn bù bǐ nà jiā piányi.
This restaurant isn’t cheaper than that one.
姐姐比我多看了两本书。
jiějie bǐ wǒ duō kàn le liǎng běn shū.
My older sister read two more books than I did.
Hint · 힌트
For an action comparison, the verb comes before 得: 跑得比我快. For a difference in amount, put 多/少/早/晚 before the verb, then give the number: 比我多看了两本.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
bǐ | than; compared with |
bù bǐ | not more than; not better than |
pǎo | to run |
kuài | fast |
qǐ | to get up |
zǎo | early |
bàn ge xiǎoshí | half an hour |
zuótiān | yesterday |
fànguǎn | restaurant |
piányi | cheap; inexpensive |
jiějie | older sister |
duō | more; many |
shǎo | fewer; less |
kàn shū | to read |
liǎng běn shū | two books |
de | particle introducing a description |
yíyàng | the same |
chéngjì | result; grade |
sùdù | speed |
chàbuduō | almost the same; about |
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