Tulee Posted March 10, 2014 at 03:05 PM Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 at 03:05 PM Hi guys, I have come across three forms of the 比 structure One is just with 比 他比我高 Second is with 要 in addition 他比我要高 Third is with 更 in addition 他比我更高 Anyone mind explaining to me the subtle differences? Many thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorin Posted March 10, 2014 at 04:45 PM Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 at 04:45 PM One is just with 比 他比我高 A is ...-er than B. Second is with 要 in addition 他比我要高 This sentence makes no sense to me. Third is with 更 in addition 他比我更高 A is even ...-er than B. (as in: 他比我高,但是我哥哥比他更高。) other similar constructions: 他比我还高。 (the same meaning as 更) 他比我高多了。 / 他比我高很多。 / 他比我高得多。 (A is much ...-er than B.) 他比我高一点(儿)。 (A is a little ...-er than B.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Chen Posted March 10, 2014 at 05:09 PM Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 at 05:09 PM 他比我高 means that he is taller than me. People seldom say that 他比我要高 They usually say 他比我还要高, which means that I'm tall, but he is taller than me. 他比我更高 also means that I'm tall, but he is taller than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakers4sho Posted March 10, 2014 at 06:11 PM Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 at 06:11 PM Probably mistaken it for 比较 (bijiao) - relatively. Ie. A比较贵。 A is relatively expensive. lakers4sho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooironic Posted March 11, 2014 at 03:30 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 at 03:30 AM A比B要+adj is a common structure. The 要 emphasises the adjective, and so is often translated as "even [more]". As it happens I was just reading a book where the person said 我比Alps山還要高！("I'm even taller than the Alps!") 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minigin Posted March 11, 2014 at 04:06 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 at 04:06 AM you may also want to note that 更 and 还 can be used similarly with the 比 sentence construction. i hope im not wrong in saying both mean "we are both tall but B is EVEN taller“ edit: haha nvm i see that someone else already pointed this out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Olaf Lightyears Posted March 26, 2014 at 10:00 PM New Members Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 at 10:00 PM 他比我高， 他比我要高， 他比我更高。 they have same meaning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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