Events, objects and shopping comparisons
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| comparison | 比较 | bǐ jiào |
| already | 已经 | yǐ jīng |
A decision before an answer
- 这件than / compared to比那件cheap便宜 says one item is cheaper. It does not say either item is cheap in absolute terms.
- Your goal: Exchange event and object information with more detailed descriptions.
Read the relationship
- A + than / compared to比 + B + adjective compares two things: this这本书than / compared to比那本书expensive贵。The adjective follows the comparison.
- Compare products by price, colour and features.
A costs 20 and B costs 35. A is cheaper by:
Subtract A’s price from B’s.
Use the defining rule
- Use appropriate measure words such as root本 for books and item件 for clothing. Quantity and property answer different questions.
- Write simple information in an activity table or product record.
Choose the usual comparison:
The pattern is A+比+B+adjective.
Check the conditions
- already已经 + verb + (completed / change)了 can indicate an action is already completed in context. Read what happened versus what is planned.
- Write simple information in an activity table or product record.
blue (color)蓝色(of / 's)的二十元，red (color)红色(of / 's)的三十元。blue (color)蓝色(of / 's)的than / compared to比red (color)红色(of / 's)的cheap便宜十元。The blue item costs 20; the red 30; the difference is 10. The comparison has a specific baseline and difference.
“Already”: 已____。
已经 marks already in the appropriate context.
Apply the task format
- Record names, dates, quantities and prices in the correct fields. A comparison needs both reference objects.
- Write simple information in an activity table or product record.
Do not add very很 into the standard than / compared to比 comparison merely because an English sentence uses very.
Which answer fits this case?
Exchange event and object information with more detailed descriptions
A comparison proving A cheaper also proves A cheap in absolute terms.
It states a relative price, not an absolute evaluation.
Keep the distinctions
- comparison fairly / rather比较 — Relating the properties of two things.
- already already已经 — An action or condition reached before now.
- Exchange event and object information with more detailed descriptions.
- Compare products by price, colour and features.
- Write simple information in an activity table or product record.
Match each term with its precise meaning in this lesson.
Keep the distinctions stated in the teaching example.
Put this lesson’s reasoning or event sequence in order.
The order follows the stated process; check each stage before the next.