Chinese (Mandarin)/Traditional/Lesson 4
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This page may need to be [edit] Lesson 4: Word order and Verbs
[edit] Comparisons Using bǐ [比]
| Comparisons can be made using bǐ [比]. Adverbs (like 不，也，祇，都）and any auxiliary verbs are placed before bǐ in the sentence. The amount of the disparity between the two is placed after the adjective. |
| A 比 B + Adj. |
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1. 她比我忙。
- Tā bǐ wǒ máng.
- She is busier than I am.
2. 東尼也比我忙很多。
- Dōngní yě bǐ wǒ máng hěn duō.
- Tony is also a lot busier than I am.
