Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 32

北京比家里冷Beijing is colder than Shanghai

Běijīng bǐ jiā lǐ lěng

Beijing is colder than Shanghai chapter.

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北京比家里冷— Beijing is colder than Shanghai

  1. 朋月北běi京jīng比bǐ家jiā里lǐ冷lěng吗ma?Is Beijing colder than Shanghai?
  2. 友天是shì的de. 北běi京jīng比bǐ家jiā里lǐ冷lěng.Yes. Beijing is colder.
  3. 朋月北běi方fāng都dōu比bǐ南nán方fāng冷lěng吗ma?Is the north always colder?
  4. 友天是shì. 不bú过guò天tiān气qì好hǎo的de时shí候hòu不bù冷lěng.Yes. But when the weather's nice, not cold.
  5. 朋月我wǒ没méi有yǒu你nǐ冷lěng. 你nǐ的de衣yī服fu多duō.I'm not as cold as you. You're bundled up.
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比bǐ

prepositioncompare

一yí样yàng

adjectivesame

更gèng

adverbeven more

北běi方fāng

nounnorth

南nán方fāng

nounsouth

朋péng月yuè

pn.Peng Yue (persona)

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比bǐ

compare

比较 bǐjiào — relatively; compare比起来 bǐ qǐlái — comparing to比起 bǐ qǐ — compared with
方

square; direction; method (in 方向, 北方 ch4 revisit)

北方 běifāng — north南方 nánfāng — south方向 fāngxiàng — direction
南

south

南方 nánfāng — south
样

(in 一样 = same)

一样 yíyàng — same不一样 bù yíyàng — different这样 zhèyàng — like this (Bk1 revisit)
更gèng

even more (intensifier in 比 sentences)

更加 gèngjiā — even more (stronger / more formal form of 更)
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比

bǐcompareWriting

4 strokesleft-right

北

běinorth (revisit Bk1)Recognition

5 strokesleft-right

南

nánsouthRecognition

9 strokestop-bottom

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比较句 — A 比 B + adj

Explanation

A 比 B + adj = A is more adj than B. 例: 北京比家里冷. 加 数量: A 比 B + adj + 一点 / 多了. 否定: A 没有 B + adj.

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  • 北běi京jīng比bǐ家jiā里lǐ冷lěng吗ma?Is Beijing colder than Shanghai?

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