A 比 B + adjective/phrase expresses direct comparison: A is more (or less) X than B.
Core comparison frame - A is evaluated relative to B
No degree marker on adjective - very markers like 很 are usually omitted here
Can compare quantity or action - not only adjectives
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Avoid 很 inside 比-comparison
- ✅ 他比我高
- ❌ 他比我很高
Keep reference clear
- A and B should be comparable entities.
Negative comparison uses 沒有
- 我沒有他高 (I am not as tall as him).
Today is colder than yesterday.
This road is shorter than that one.
Her Chinese is more fluent than mine.
This year the company earned more than last year.
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