HSK2 — Day 3 — Comparing Things with 比

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Who's taller? Who's faster? Today let's learn to compare things.

Today's Vocabulary

compared to / than
我比你高。
Wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo.
I am taller than you.
gāo
tall / high
哥哥比我高。
Gēge bǐ wǒ gāo.
My older brother is taller than me.
cháng
long
这个很长。
Zhège hěn cháng.
This is very long.
xīn
new
我有新衣服。
Wǒ yǒu xīn yīfu.
I have new clothes.
kuài
fast
飞机比出租车快。
Fēijī bǐ chūzūchē kuài.
A plane is faster than a taxi.
màn
slow
弟弟比我慢。
Dìdi bǐ wǒ màn.
My younger brother is slower than me.

Today's Grammar

Use A + 比 (bǐ) + B + adjective to compare, e.g. 我比你高 (I am taller than you).

我比你高。
Wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo.
I am taller than you.
哥哥比弟弟大。
Gēge bǐ dìdi dà.
The older brother is older than the younger brother.
这本书比那本书新。
Zhè běn shū bǐ nà běn shū xīn.
This book is newer than that book.
姐姐比妹妹慢。
Jiějie bǐ mèimei màn.
The older sister is slower than the younger sister.
飞机比出租车快。
Fēijī bǐ chūzūchē kuài.
The airplane is faster than the taxi.