Lesson 3.2: Comparative sentences I

 

Content for Lesson 3.2
比
 

Comparative sentences I

Compare two people or things or actions to describe the difference
。。。 比 。。。 + ADJ
E.g.
N + 比 + N + ADJ
V + 比 + V + ADJ
The adjective describes the comparison between the nouns/verbs

 

Test question

老北京比小上海干净
Old Beijing is cleaner than Little Shanghai

老北京比小上海好吃
Old Beijing is better (food) than Little Shanghai

小上海比老北京便宜
Little Shanghai is cheaper than Old Beijing

小上海比老北京便近
Little Shanghai is closer than Old Beijing

这个咖啡比那个茶贵。
This coffee is more expensive than that tea

大卫比我重
David is heavier than me

那个菜比这个菜辣
That dish is spicier than this one

 

Examples

大卫比我高
David is taller than me.

今天比昨天热
It is hotter today than yesterday

堵车的时候，走路比开车快
In traffic jams, walking is faster than driving

 

Quiz

Fill in the blanks

  1. 一年不见，小明比去年更高了。

  2. 我的听力比阅读好

  3. 北京比上海大

  4. 我们打车去吧，打车比坐公共汽车快

  5. 你多穿点儿吧，今天比昨天 冷

TRUE OR FALSE

  1. 我今年比去年胖 TRUE

  2. 爸爸比妈妈很忙
    FALSE

  3. 学语法比学汉字容易。
    TRUE

  4. 这个教室比那个教室大
    TRUE

  5. 这个宾馆舒服比那个宾馆
    FALSE