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běijīngjiālěngma?Is Beijing colder than Shanghai?
  2. 友天shìde. běijīngjiālěng.Yes. Beijing is colder.
  3. 朋月běifāngdōunánfānglěngma?Is the north always colder?
  4. 友天shì. guòtiānhǎodeshíhòulěng.Yes. But when the weather's nice, not cold.
  5. 朋月méiyǒulěng. defuduō.I'm not as cold as you. You're bundled up.
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prepositioncompare

yàng

adjectivesame

gèng

adverbeven more

běifāng

nounnorth

nánfāng

nounsouth

péngyuè

pn.Peng Yue (persona)

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compare

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

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

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

south

南方 nánfāng — south

(in 一样 = same)

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

even more (intensifier in 比 sentences)

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

4 strokesleft-right

běinorth (revisit Bk1)Recognition

5 strokesleft-right

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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  • běijīngjiālěngma?Is Beijing colder than Shanghai?

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