HSK 3

比较句4

Comparative sentence 4

Explanation

These are two advanced comparative structures. Structure (1): 'A 比 B + verb + 得 + adjective' is used to compare the degree to which an action is performed. For instance, '我比他跑得快' means I run faster than him, in which '跑得快' (runs fast) is the verb-adjective phrase complementing the action of running. Structure (2): 'A 不比 B + adjective' expresses the negation of a comparison, implying that A and B don't differ much or that A is not greater than B. For example, '我姐姐不比我高' means my older sister is not taller than me, that is, the two are about the same height.

Examples

(1)A比B+动词+得+形容词
1AB+dòng++xíngróng
我比他跑得快。
pǎokuài
我说中文比妹妹说得流利。
shuōzhōngwénmèimeishuōliú
(2)A不比B+形容词
2AB+xíngróng
我姐姐不比我高。
jiějiegāo
这个笔记本不比那个大。
zhègeběnge
(3)A+动词+得+比+B+形容词
3A+dòng+++B+xíngróng
我跑得比他快。
pǎokuài
姐姐中文说得比我流利。
jiějiezhōngwénshuōliú
(4)A比B+多/少/早/晚+动词+数量短语
4AB+duō/shǎo/zǎo/wǎn+dòng+shùliàngduǎn
我比他多吃了五个饺子。
duōchīlejiǎo
他比我少买一个苹果。
shǎomǎipíngguǒ
我比姐姐早回来十分钟。
jiějiezǎohuíláishífēnzhōng
哥哥昨天比前天晚睡半个小时。
gezuótiānqiántiānwǎnshuìbànxiǎoshí

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The grammar point “比较句4” (Comparative sentence 4) is one of the key structures at HSK 3. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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