A比B… — Comparison: ranks A above B on one quality; A holds more of it.

grammar → A比B…

TSUMUGU · TBCL 2 (est.) · 語法

A比B… grammar point · tier 1 · comparison A比B X (A is more X than B)

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Comparison: ranks A above B on one quality; A holds more of it.

Hook inherited from 比.

Comparison

框 · Frame

[A] 比 [B] [quality]

觸 · Trigger

Two things, and one outranks the other on some dimension.

序 · The move

1Put the one that holds more of the quality first — that is A.Is A really the higher one? Swapping A and B flips the claim.

2Drop 比, then the one it is measured against — that is B.B is the yardstick, not the winner.

3End on the bare quality.No 很 before the quality — 很 cancels the comparison.

例 · Examples

1弟弟younger brother比compared to / than哥哥older brother高tall。

The younger brother is taller than the older brother.

界 · Boundary

跟…一樣

A比B ranks one above the other; 跟…一樣 says the two match. Ordering vs equality.

沒有 (A沒有B X)

比 is the positive comparison (A is more); 沒有 is its negative (A is not as X as B). Same pair, opposite direction.

弟弟比哥哥很高 → 弟弟比哥哥高 (no 很 inside a comparison)

弟弟比哥哥高很多 when you mean a small gap → 弟弟比哥哥高一點 (match the degree word to the size of the gap)

弟弟高比哥哥 → 弟弟比哥哥高 (quality comes last, after B)

English keeps the adjective up front ('taller than') and puts the standard last; Chinese sets the standard with 比 in the middle and lets the bare quality close the line.