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比 … Adj + 多了 (much more than)
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Plane or train?
- You are choosing how to get from Beijing to Guangzhou. The train takes eight hours, the plane three.
- 坐飞机than比坐火车rapid快much多(completed / change)了。 — "Flying is much faster than taking the train."
A than比 B + Adj + much多(completed / change)了 / (degree marker)得much多
- Adj + much多(completed / change)了 or Adj + (degree marker)得much多 after a than比 comparison = "much more …".
- The degree comes after the adjective, never before it.
this这(measure word)件than比that那one件expensive贵much more得多。
Complete: “This room is much bigger than that one.” 这个房间比那个大____。
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Adj + 多了 / 得多 = much more.
A little, or by how much
- a bit一点 / some一些 for "a little more": today今天than比yesterday昨天to warm up热a bit一点。 — "Today is a bit hotter than yesterday."
- An exact amount also goes after the adjective: he他than比me我older大three years三岁。 — "He's three years older than me."
he他than比me我older大three years三岁。
Build: “Today is a bit hotter than yesterday.”
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A 比 B + Adj + 一点.
The amount comes last
- Say rapid快much多(completed / change)了, not much多rapid快(completed / change)了 or 很快much多(completed / change)了: the degree follows the adjective.
- Put an exact difference after the adjective: older大three years三岁, not three years三岁older大 in a than比 sentence.
Which says “My sister is two years younger than me.”?
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The exact difference follows the adjective.
much多(completed / change)了 versus (degree marker)得much多
- Both mean "much more"; much多(completed / change)了 is a little more spoken, (degree marker)得much多 a little more neutral.
- much多(completed / change)了 also works without than比 for a change: me我(modifier / structural particle)的illness病many好多(completed / change)了 — "I'm much better now."
my我的illness病better好much多了。
我的病好多了 needs 比 to be correct.
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多了 can describe a change on its own: “much better now”.
Recap
- A than比 B + Adj + much多(completed / change)了 / (degree marker)得much多 = much more; + a bit一点 = a little more; + amount = by that much.
- Every degree word or amount comes after the adjective.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparison patterns.
You are choosing how to get from Beijing to Guangzhou. The train takes eight hours, the plane three. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.