B1 · Grammar reference · ASG920B7
Expressing "compared with" using "gen"
If you want to do a straight-up comparison statement, go ahead and use the classic 比 (bǐ) structure. But if you want to lead with a "compared with..." phrase, you'll need a 跟 (gēn) and a slightly different word order.
- Keywords
- 比 · 跟 · with
- Used for
- Comparing
- Classification
- HSK3
Examples (10)
跟上海比，我老家的物价很低。
跟东部比，我更喜欢美国西部。
跟他比，你最大的优势是什么？
妹妹跟姐姐比起来有点害羞。
新版本跟旧版本比起来，多了一些功能。
跟去年比，你的中文进步了很多。
跟十年前比起来，中国人的生活水平提高了很多。
跟上个月比，这个月的工作很轻松。
跟前几周比，这个星期的天气舒服多了。
跟刚毕业的时候比起来，他成熟了很多。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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