Everything you need to use comparison & everyday speech correctly: the patterns, when to use them, examples with audio, common mistakes and exercises with answers.
Comparisons use 比, polite requests use 请, and time is given with words like 每天/今天. These patterns come up constantly in daily speech. Key patterns: A + 比 + B + Adjective; 请 + Verb; Subject + Time + Verb + Object.
| Form | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Comparatives with 比 | A + 比 + B + Adj A + 比 + B + Adjective | 他比我高。 He is taller than me. The adjective goes at the END, with no 很 |
| Polite requests with 请 | 请 + V + (O) 请 + Verb | 请坐。 Please sit down. 请 turns a command into a polite request |
| Time adverbs | Subject + Time + Verb + Object | 我每天去学校。 I go to school every day. Time goes AFTER the subject and BEFORE the verb |
A 比 B + adjective (do not add 很)
请 goes at the start of a request
Time adverbs go after the subject or at the start of the sentence
Pick the right option, then open the answer to check it.
Options: 他我比高。 · 他比我高。 · 他比高我。 · 他高比我。
他比我高。. The standard pattern is A 比 B + adjective.
Options: 坐了。 · 坐吗？ · 坐吧吗。 · 请坐。
请坐。. 请 + verb makes a polite request: Please sit down.
Options: 了 · 吗 · 吧 · 每天
每天. 每天 = every day: I go to school every day.
Options: 我今天去学校。 · 我去今天学校。 · 我去学校今天。 · 我去学校在今天。
我今天去学校。. A time word (今天) comes before the verb, never after the verb or at the end: 我 + 今天 + 去 + 学校.
Options: 她很比我高。 · 她比我很高。 · 她比我高。 · 她高比我。
她比我高。. A 比 B + adjective. Do not add 很 after 比.
Options: 和 · 把 · 比 · 跟
比. A 比 B + adjective is the comparative pattern: Today is colder than yesterday.
Options: 不 · 比 · 没有 · 跟
没有. A 没有 B (那么) + adjective = A is not as ... as B: I am not as tall as him.
Options: 一样 · 很 · 比 · 那么
一样. A 跟 B 一样 = A is the same as B: My phone is the same as yours.
Options: 一点儿 · 太 · 很 · 非常
一点儿. In a 比 sentence, 一点儿 after the adjective gives a small difference; 很/非常/太 are not allowed: My brother is a little taller than me.
Options: 太 · 很 · 更 · 非常
更. In a 比 sentence only 更 or 还 can go before the adjective, not 很: This book is even more expensive than that one.
Options: 更 · 最 · 比 · 都
最. 最 + adjective = the most: He is the tallest student in our class.
Options: 我哥哥没有高。 · 我比哥哥没有高。 · 我没有哥哥高。 · 我没有高哥哥。
我没有哥哥高。. Pattern A 没有 B + adjective, with the adjective last: I am not as tall as my older brother.
Options: 今天比昨天多热了。 · 今天比昨天很热。 · 今天比昨天热多了。 · 今天热比昨天多了。
今天比昨天热多了。. A 比 B + adjective + 多了 = much more: Today is much hotter than yesterday.
Options: 很 · 更 · 比 · 那么
那么. A 没有 B 那么 + adjective = A is not as ... as B: My Chinese is not as good as yours.
Options: 吗 · 吧 · 的 · 过
吧. Sentence-final 吧 makes a suggestion: Let's go and eat together!
Options: 把 · 比 · 被 · 跟
比. Comparing with a degree complement: V + 得 + 比 B + adjective: He runs faster than me.
Options: 我的书一样跟你的多。 · 我的书跟你的一样多。 · 我的书跟你的一样很多。 · 我的书跟你的多一样。
我的书跟你的一样多。. Pattern A 跟 B 一样 + adjective, without 很: I have as many books as you.
Options: 从 · 在 · 比 · 离
离. A 离 B + 近/远 talks about distance: My home is close to the school.
Options: 多 · 太 · 很 · 非常
多. Adjective + 多了 in a 比 sentence = much more: The weather today is much better than yesterday.
Options: 叫 · 给 · 让 · 请
请. 请问 = excuse me, used to open a polite question: Excuse me, where is the restroom?
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