Compare and contrast patterns |
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| A 比 B + adjective/verb | ||
| 姚明比我高。 | Yao Ming is taller than I. | |
| 中国比日本大。 | China is bigger than Japan. | |
| 我比她喜欢喝茶。 | I like drinking tea more than she. | |
| A 不比 B + adjective/verb | ||
| 哥哥不比我高。 | Older brother is not taller than I. | |
| A 比 B + adjective + degree | ||
| 姚明比我高得多。 | Yao Ming is taller than I by a lot. | |
| 她比我考得好一点。 or 她考得比我好一点。 | She tested slightly better than I did. | |
| 爸爸比妈妈大三岁。 | Dad is three years mom’s senior. | |
| A 没有 B + (那么／这么) + adjective/verb | ||
| 我没有姚明(那么)高。 | I’m not as tall as Yao Ming. | |
| 日本没有中国(这么)大。 | Japan is not as big as China. | |
| 她没有我(那么)喜欢看电影。 | She is not as crazy as I am about movies. | |
| A 跟 B 一样 + adjective or verb | ||
| 这件衬衫跟那件一样贵。 | This shirt is as expensive as that one. | |
| 她跟我一样喜欢喝茶。 | She likes drinking tea as much as I do. | |
| 姐姐和妹妹一样漂亮。 | Older sister and younger sister are equally pretty. | |
| 我跟哥哥一样高。 | I am as tall as my older brother. | |