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Lesson 4: Word order and Verbs
Comparisons Using bǐ [比]
Comparisons can be made using bǐ [比]. Adverbs (like 不，也，祇，都）and any auxiliary verbs are placed before bǐ in the sentence. The amount of the disparity between the two is placed after the adjective.
A 比 B + Adj.
1. 她比我忙。
Tā bǐ wǒ máng.
She is busier than I am.
2. 東尼也比我忙很多。
Dōngní yě bǐ wǒ máng hěn duō.
Tony is also a lot busier than I am.