HSK 3
程度副词：比较、更加、还、相当
chéng dù fù cí ： bǐ jiào 、 gèng jiā 、 hái 、 xiāng dāng
Adverbs of degree: 比较 (bǐjiào), 更加 (gèngjiā), 还 (hái), 相当 (xiāngdāng)
Explanation
These are four adverbs of degree (adverb: a word that modifies a verb or adjective), placed before an adjective/verb to show "how much" or to what degree.
Subject (the person/thing performing the action, at the head of the sentence) + 比较/更加/还/相当 + adjective/verb.
比较 (bǐjiào, fairly) = a relatively high but moderate degree, not too strong; 更加 (gèngjiā, even more) = an increase compared with before or with something else, often paired with 了; 还 (hái, even more) = used in comparison, indicating the latter is slightly higher; 相当 (xiāngdāng, quite) = a very high degree, close to 很 (hěn, very) but somewhat estimative.
更加 emphasizes an INCREASE (A is good, B is even better); 相当 indicates an inherently HIGH degree (very beautiful), without comparison; 比较 indicates a moderate degree, lighter than 相当.
confusing 更加 with 很 and dropping the comparative sense; using 相当 for trivial things (相当 fits genuinely high assessments).
Examples
I fairly like swimming.
She used to study very hard, and now she works even harder.
This room isn't clean; that room is somewhat cleaner.
The scenery of this park is quite beautiful.
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