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Today you will learn how to say that this is better (or more expensive..) than that.

 

 

Review your knowledge from the previous days.

Pick the right character(s) for FAMOUS (TO BE)

高兴
gāoxìng
HAPPY (TO BE)
认识
rènshi
TO KNOW
东西
dōngxi
THING(S) STUFF
有名
yǒumíng
FAMOUS (TO BE)
Pinyin 汉字
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New words for today:


preposition BI
preposition
比
bǐ


 

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Translate and check.

China is bigger.
中国 大。
<Zhōngguó dà.>
He is fast.
他 很 快。
<Tā hěn kuài.>
SLOW - FAST
He is slow.
他 很 慢。
Tā hěn màn.
She is slower.
她 慢。
Tā màn.
SLOW - FAST
He is faster.
他 快。
<Tā kuài.>
China is bigger than Japan.
中国 比 日本 大。
<Zhōngguó bǐ Rìběn dà.>
BIG - SMALL
He is faster than me.
他 比 我 快。
<Tā bǐ wǒ kuài.>
SLOW - FAST
I'm slower than him.
我 比 他 慢。
Wǒ bǐ tā màn.
This is better than that.
这个 比 那个 好。
<Zhège bǐ nàge hǎo.>
COMPARING
This is more expensive than that.
这个 比 那个 贵。
<Zhège bǐ nàge guì.>
COMPARING EXPENSIVE - CHEAP
This is tastier than that.
这个 比 那个 好吃。
Zhège bǐ nàge hàochī.
COMPARING
This (drink) is tastier than that.
这个 比 那个 好喝。
Zhège bǐ nàge hǎohē.
COMPARING
Japanese tea is more expensive that Chinese tea.
日本茶 比 中国茶 贵。
<Rìběn chá bǐ Zhōngguó chá guì.>
COMPARING
Tea is more expensive than beer.
茶 比 啤酒 贵。
<Chá bǐ píjiǔ guì.>
COMPARING
European beer is better than Chinese beer.
欧洲 啤酒 比 中国 啤酒 好喝。
Ōuzhōu píjiǔ bǐ Zhōngguó píjiǔ hǎohē.
Japan is smaller than China.
日本 比 中国 小。
Rìběn bǐ Zhōngguó xiǎo.
COMPARING BIG - SMALL
China is smaller than Europe.
中国 比 欧洲 小。
Zhōngguó bǐ Ōuzhōu xiǎo.
COMPARING
Guangzhou cuisine is better than Shanghai cuisine.
广州菜 比 上海菜 好吃。
Guǎngzhōucài bǐ Shànghǎicài hào chī.
China is bigger than Japan.
中国 比 日本 大。
<Zhōngguó bǐ Rìběn dà.>
COMPARING

 

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