比 … Adj + 多了 (much more than) · N1 + 比 + N2 + 形容词 + 多了
A large gap differs from a precise measurement
- An older child is much taller than a younger child.
- 他比我高多了。 — 多了 presents the height difference as large.
A large gap differs from a precise measurement
- An older child is much taller than a younger child.
- he / him他than / compared to比I / me我high高many多(completed / change)了。 — many多(completed / change)了 presents the height difference as large.
An older child is much taller than a younger child. What does 他比我高多了。 communicate?
多了 presents the height difference as large. 高多了 does not state a precise number of centimetres. 高一点 describes a smaller gap; 高十厘米 supplies a numerical difference.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 比 … Adj + 多了 (much more than). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他than比me我tall高much more多了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is than / compared to比 … Adj + many多(completed / change)了 (much more than). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他than比me我tall高much more多了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: He's MUCH taller than me: 他比我高 ____。
Adj + 多了 = by a lot: 他比我高多了. · 形容词 + 多了 = 差很多:他比我高多了。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 他比我高多了。: 多了 presents the height difference as large.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, he / him他than / compared to比I / me我high高many多(completed / change)了。: many多(completed / change)了 presents the height difference as large.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which shows the BIGGEST difference? · 哪个差距最大?
高一点 = a little; 高多了 = a lot. 多了 marks a big gap. · 高一点 = 一点点;高多了 = 差很多。多了 表示差距大。
Match each ending to the size of the difference. · 把结尾和差距大小连起来。
一点 small · 多了 large · 更 even more. · 一点 小 · 多了 大 · 更 更进一步。
Build: “He's much taller than me.” · 排一排:“他比我高多了。”
N1 + 比 + N2 + Adj + 多了: 他 + 比我 + 高多了. · N1 + 比 + N2 + 形容词 + 多了:他 + 比我 + 高多了。
Know the boundary
- 高多了 does not state a precise number of centimetres.
- 高一点 describes a smaller gap; 高十厘米 supplies a numerical difference.
Know the boundary
- 高多(completed / change)了 does not state a precise number of centimetres.
- high高a bit一点 describes a smaller gap; high高十厘米 supplies a numerical difference.
高多了 means exactly ten centimetres taller.
高多了 does not state a precise number of centimetres. 高一点 describes a smaller gap; 高十厘米 supplies a numerical difference. 多了 presents the height difference as large.
Use the distinction
- 多了 presents the height difference as large.
- 高多了 does not state a precise number of centimetres. 高一点 describes a smaller gap; 高十厘米 supplies a numerical difference.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparison patterns.
Use the distinction
- many多(completed / change)了 presents the height difference as large.
- 高多(completed / change)了 does not state a precise number of centimetres. high高a bit一点 describes a smaller gap; high高十厘米 supplies a numerical difference.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparison patterns.