Qing Wen - Making Comparisons in Mandarin(QQW0425)
Qing Wen - Making Comparisons in Mandarin(QQW0425) 飛機快 fēijī kuài A plane is quick.
飛機比火車快。 fēijī bǐ huǒchē kuài。 A plane is quicker than a train.
今天很熱 jīntiān hěn rè It's hot today.
今天比昨天熱。 jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè。 Today is hotter than yesterday.
便宜 piányi Cheap
夜市的東西比百貨公司的東西便宜。 yèshì de dōngxi bǐ bǎihuò gōngsī de dōngxi piányi。 Stuff from the night market is cheaper than stuff from the department store.
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guì Expensive
百貨公司的東西比夜市的東西貴。 bǎihuò gōngsī de dōngxi bǐ yèshì de dōngxi guì。 Stuff from the department store is more expense than stuff from the night market.
百貨公司的東西貴。 bǎihuò gōngsī de dōngxi guì。 Stuff from the department store is expensive.
夜市的東西沒有百貨公司的東西貴。 yèshì de dōngxi méiyǒu bǎihuò gōngsī de dōngxi guì。 Stuff from the night market isn't as expensive as stuff from the department store.
今天熱 jīntiān rè Today is hot.
昨天沒有今天那麼熱。 zuótiān méiyǒu jīntiān nàme rè。 Yesterday wasn't as hot as today.
A:
我覺得昨天好熱！ wǒ juéde zuótiān hǎo rè！ Yesterday was so hot for me!
B:
是吗？我覺得昨天沒有今天那麼熱。
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shìma？ wǒ juéde zuótiān méiyǒu jīntiān nàme rè。 Really? To me, yesterday wasn't as hot as it is today.
“沒有”、“不比” “ méiyǒu”、“ bùbǐ”
A:
我覺得他女朋友比較漂亮。 wǒ juéde tā xiàn zài de nǚpéngyou bǐjiào piàoliang。 I think his current girlfriend is prettier.
B:
他女朋友不比他上一個女朋友漂亮。 tā xiàn zài de nǚpéngyou bùbǐ tā shàng yī gè nǚpéngyou piàoliang。 His current girlfriend isn't as pretty as his last girlfriend.
A:
！你弟弟一百八十幾分，很高啊！ ！ nǐ dìdi yībǎi bāshí jǐ fēn， hěn gāo ā！ Hey! Your brother is 180cm, that's really tall!
B:
我弟弟雖然高，但是不比我高，我有一百九十分！ wǒ dìdi suīrán gāo， dànshì bùbǐ wǒ gāo， wǒ yǒu yībǎi jiǔ shí fēn！ My brother may be tall, but he isn't as tall as me, I'm 190cm.
他不比我漂亮。 tā bù bǐ wǒ piàoliang。 She's not as pretty as me.
X跟比起來
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X gēn bǐqǐlai X compared to Y
百貨公司跟夜市比起來，百貨公司貴多了！ bǎihuò gōngsī gēn yèshì bǐqǐlai， bǎihuò gōngsī guì duō le！ If you compare department stores to night markets, the departments stores are way more expensive.
跟比起來，X... gēn bǐqǐlai， X diǎn diǎn diǎn Compared to Y, X....
跟火車比起來，飛機快多了。 gēn huǒchē bǐqǐlai， fēijī kuài duō le。 Compared to a train, a plan is way quicker.
跟她比起來，我美多了！ gēn tā bǐqǐlai， wǒ měi duō le！ Compared to her, I'm way prettier.
跟去歐洲比起來，去美國又便宜、又好玩、又有很多新鮮的東西、又可 以... gēn qù Ōuzhōu bǐqǐlai， qù Měiguó yòu piányi、 yòu hǎowán、 yòu yǒu hěn duō xīnxiān de dōngxi、 yòu kěyǐ diǎn diǎn diǎn Compared to going to Europe, america is cheaper, more fun, loads of excited new things and you can...
跟上班比起來，坐牢好多了，不用工作、有人幫你洗衣服、早睡早起， 最重要的是，不用聽老闆啰嗦！ gēn shàngbān bǐqǐlai， zuòláo hǎo duōle， bùyòng gōngzuò、 yǒurén bāng nǐ xǐyīfu、 zǎo shuì zǎoqǐ， zuì zhòngyào de shì， bùyòng tīng lǎobǎn luōsuo！ Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2016 ChinesePod Ltd.
Compared to going to work, going to prison is way better. You don't need to work, there are people that wash your clothes, you keep to early hours and most importantly, you don't need to listen to your boss nagging.
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飛機比火車快。 fēijī bǐ huǒchē kuài。 A plane is quicker than a train.
今天很熱 jīntiān hěn rè It's hot today.
今天比昨天熱。 jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè。 Today is hotter than yesterday.
便宜 piányi Cheap
夜市的東西比百貨公司的東西便宜。 yèshì de dōngxi bǐ bǎihuò gōngsī de dōngxi piányi。 Stuff from the night market is cheaper than stuff from the department store.
貴 Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2016 ChinesePod Ltd.
guì Expensive
百貨公司的東西比夜市的東西貴。 bǎihuò gōngsī de dōngxi bǐ yèshì de dōngxi guì。 Stuff from the department store is more expense than stuff from the night market.
百貨公司的東西貴。 bǎihuò gōngsī de dōngxi guì。 Stuff from the department store is expensive.
夜市的東西沒有百貨公司的東西貴。 yèshì de dōngxi méiyǒu bǎihuò gōngsī de dōngxi guì。 Stuff from the night market isn't as expensive as stuff from the department store.
今天熱 jīntiān rè Today is hot.
昨天沒有今天那麼熱。 zuótiān méiyǒu jīntiān nàme rè。 Yesterday wasn't as hot as today.
A:
我覺得昨天好熱！ wǒ juéde zuótiān hǎo rè！ Yesterday was so hot for me!
B:
是吗？我覺得昨天沒有今天那麼熱。
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shìma？ wǒ juéde zuótiān méiyǒu jīntiān nàme rè。 Really? To me, yesterday wasn't as hot as it is today.
“沒有”、“不比” “ méiyǒu”、“ bùbǐ”
A:
我覺得他女朋友比較漂亮。 wǒ juéde tā xiàn zài de nǚpéngyou bǐjiào piàoliang。 I think his current girlfriend is prettier.
B:
他女朋友不比他上一個女朋友漂亮。 tā xiàn zài de nǚpéngyou bùbǐ tā shàng yī gè nǚpéngyou piàoliang。 His current girlfriend isn't as pretty as his last girlfriend.
A:
！你弟弟一百八十幾分，很高啊！ ！ nǐ dìdi yībǎi bāshí jǐ fēn， hěn gāo ā！ Hey! Your brother is 180cm, that's really tall!
B:
我弟弟雖然高，但是不比我高，我有一百九十分！ wǒ dìdi suīrán gāo， dànshì bùbǐ wǒ gāo， wǒ yǒu yībǎi jiǔ shí fēn！ My brother may be tall, but he isn't as tall as me, I'm 190cm.
他不比我漂亮。 tā bù bǐ wǒ piàoliang。 She's not as pretty as me.
X跟比起來
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2016 ChinesePod Ltd.
X gēn bǐqǐlai X compared to Y
百貨公司跟夜市比起來，百貨公司貴多了！ bǎihuò gōngsī gēn yèshì bǐqǐlai， bǎihuò gōngsī guì duō le！ If you compare department stores to night markets, the departments stores are way more expensive.
跟比起來，X... gēn bǐqǐlai， X diǎn diǎn diǎn Compared to Y, X....
跟火車比起來，飛機快多了。 gēn huǒchē bǐqǐlai， fēijī kuài duō le。 Compared to a train, a plan is way quicker.
跟她比起來，我美多了！ gēn tā bǐqǐlai， wǒ měi duō le！ Compared to her, I'm way prettier.
跟去歐洲比起來，去美國又便宜、又好玩、又有很多新鮮的東西、又可 以... gēn qù Ōuzhōu bǐqǐlai， qù Měiguó yòu piányi、 yòu hǎowán、 yòu yǒu hěn duō xīnxiān de dōngxi、 yòu kěyǐ diǎn diǎn diǎn Compared to going to Europe, america is cheaper, more fun, loads of excited new things and you can...
跟上班比起來，坐牢好多了，不用工作、有人幫你洗衣服、早睡早起， 最重要的是，不用聽老闆啰嗦！ gēn shàngbān bǐqǐlai， zuòláo hǎo duōle， bùyòng gōngzuò、 yǒurén bāng nǐ xǐyīfu、 zǎo shuì zǎoqǐ， zuì zhòngyào de shì， bùyòng tīng lǎobǎn luōsuo！ Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2016 ChinesePod Ltd.
Compared to going to work, going to prison is way better. You don't need to work, there are people that wash your clothes, you keep to early hours and most importantly, you don't need to listen to your boss nagging.
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2016 ChinesePod Ltd.
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