B1 · Grammar reference
Expressing "much more" in comparisons
If you want to up the contrast of your comparisons, you might want to express "much more." You can do this using 多 (duō), but did you know there are actually three different ways to do it?
- Keywords
- 比 · 多 · 得多 · 多了 · more
- Used for
- Comparing · Adding more explanation · Expressing quality
- Classification
- HSK2 · HSK3
Examples (10)
拼音比汉字容易很多。
坐高铁比坐飞机方便很多。
这个女老师比那个男老师严格得多。
我老婆的工资比我高得多。
你比我有经验多了。
你们比我们幸运多了。
他打篮球比我厉害多了。
我的感冒好多了。
最近天气暖和多了。
上大学以后，她成熟多了。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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