比 more ~ than
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我比他高
ENI'm taller than him
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今天比昨天热
ENtoday is hotter than yesterday
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这个比那个贵
ENthis one is dearer than that one
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他比我大三岁
ENhe's three years older than me
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没有那么贵
ENit's not that expensive
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我跟你一样
ENI'm the same as you
比 more ~ than in Chinese: all 6 on one list
| Chinese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我比他高 | wǒ bǐ tā gāo | I'm taller than him |
| 今天比昨天热 | jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè | today is hotter than yesterday |
| 这个比那个贵 | zhège bǐ nàge guì | this one is dearer than that one |
| 他比我大三岁 | tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì | he's three years older than me |
| 没有那么贵 | méiyǒu nàme guì | it's not that expensive |
| 我跟你一样 | wǒ gēn nǐ yíyàng | I'm the same as you |
比 comparisons never take 很: 我比他高 is correct, 我比他很高 is not. The degree goes after the adjective instead - 他比我大三岁, three years older. The negative is not 不比 but 没有那么…, and 跟…一样 says two things are the same.