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If you want to up the intensity of your comparisons, you might want to express "much more." You can do this using 多 (duō), but did you know there are actually three different ways to do it?

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- [1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [3 Short Form with 多了](#Short_Form_with_.E5.A4.9A.E4.BA.86 "wikilink") - [4 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [5 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [5.1 Books](#Books "wikilink") - [5.2 Websites](#Websites "wikilink")

Structure --------------------------------------------------------- As well as expressing that two things differ, you might want to go further and say that they differ **a lot** by adding 很多 (hěn duō), 多了(duō le), or 得多 (de duō). This is like saying that one thing is *much more Adj.* than another in English.

Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. + 很多 / 得多 / 多了

Examples -------------------------------------------------------

- 拼音 *比* 汉字容易 **很多** 。Pīnyīn *bǐ* Hànzì róngyì **hěn duō**.Pinyin is much easier than Chinese characters. - 坐高铁 *比* 坐飞机方便 **很多** 。Zuò gāotiě *bǐ* zuò fēijī fāngbiàn **hěn duō**.It's much more convenient to take the high-speed train than the airplane. - 这个女老师 *比* 那个男老师严格 **得多** 。Zhège nǚ lǎoshī *bǐ* nàge nán lǎoshī yángé **de duō**.This female teacher is much more strict than that male teacher. - 我老婆的工资 *比* 我高 **得多** 。Wǒ lǎopo de gōngzī *bǐ* wǒ gāo **de duō**.My wife's salary is much higher than mine. - 你 *比* 我有经验 **多了** 。Nǐ *bǐ* wǒ yǒu jīngyàn **duō le**.You're much more experienced than me. - 你们 *比* 我们幸运 **多了** 。Nǐmen *bǐ* wǒmen xìngyùn **duō le**.You're much luckier than us. - 他打篮球 *比* 我厉害 **多了** 。Tā dǎ lánqiú *bǐ* wǒ lìhai **duō le**.He plays basketball much better than I do.

Short Form with 多了 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Given sufficient context, it's possible to use 多了 without the full comparison pattern. 多了 is the only one of the three "much more" phrases introduced in this article which can be used this way.

Subj. + Adj. + 多了

A few examples:

- 我的感冒好 **多了** 。We both know I've had this bad cold.Wǒ de gǎnmào hǎo **duō le**.My cold is getting much better. - 最近天气暖和 **多了** 。We're both aware of recent weather, obviously.Zuìjìn tiānqì nuǎnhuo **duō le**.It's been much warmer lately. - 上大学以后，她成熟 **多了** 。We both know how immature she used to be.Shàng dàxué yǐhòu, tā chéngshú **duō le**.She became much more mature after she went to college.

See also ------------------------------------------------------- - [Expressing "a bit too"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22a_bit_too%22) - [Basic comparisons with "bi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_comparisons_with_%22bi%22) - [The "zui" superlative](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22zui%22_superlative) - [Basic comparisons with "bu bi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_comparisons_with_%22bu_bi%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books - [New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)) (pp. 20) [→buy](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192) - [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)) (pp. 6- 8) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2femBuy) ### Websites - East Asia Student: [Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese](http://eastasiastudent.net/390/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/graded-comparisons/) \

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