Lesson 4: Word order and Verbs

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Comparisons Using [比]

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Comparisons can be made using [比]. Adverbs (like 不,也,只,都)and any auxiliary verbs are placed before in the sentence. The amount of the disparity between the two is placed after the adjective.


W 比 M + Adj.



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.