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<p>To express &quot;even more,&quot; (as in &quot;even more expensive,&quot; &quot;even more ridiculous,&quot; &quot;even more badass&quot;), you can use 更 (gèng). 更 (gèng) generally comes before <a href="adjective" title="wikilink">adjectives</a>.</p>
<h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<p>The pattern in Chinese is simple:</p>
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<p>更 + Adj.</p>
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<p>Note that this pattern is not simply a way of adding &quot;-er&quot; to an adjective or a substitute for <a href="Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bi&quot;" title="wikilink">比 (bǐ) comparisons</a>. In each case, you're adding &quot;even more&quot; to an existing considerable amount, as in, &quot;I'm already rich, but I want to be even richer.&quot;</p>
<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<li>这 两个 银行 哪 个 <em>更</em> 近 ？<span class="pinyin"> Zhè liǎng gè yínháng nǎge <em>gèng</em> jìn? </span><span class="trans">Between these two banks, which one is closer? </span></li>
<li>我 想 找 一 个 <em>更</em> 帅 的 男朋友。 <span class="expl pdf-long-expl">It is implied that my boyfriend now is already handsome, but I want to find an even more handsome boyfriend.</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yī gè <em>gèng</em> shuài de nánpéngyou.</span><span class="trans">I want to find a more handsome boyfriend.</span></li>
<li>我 喜欢 在 网上 买书，因为 <em>更</em> 便宜。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ xǐhuan zài wǎngshàng mǎi shū, yīnwèi <em>gèng</em> piányi.</span><span class="trans">I like buying books online because it's cheaper.</span></li>
<li>不要 太 高兴，我们 还 有 <em>更</em> 多 的 工作 要 做。 <span class="expl pdf-long-expl">It is implied that a lot of work has already been done but there is still &quot;even more&quot; work left.</span><span class="pinyin">Bùyào tài gāoxìng, wǒmen hái yǒu <em>gèng</em> duō de gōngzuò yào zuò.</span><span class="trans">Don't get too excited. We still have more work to do.</span></li>
<li>结婚 以后， 她 变 得 <em>更</em> 漂亮 了。<span class="pinyin">Jiéhūn yǐhòu, tā biàn de <em>gèng</em> piàoliang le.</span><span class="trans">She's become more beautiful after she got married.</span></li>
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<h2 id="structure-with-比-bǐ">Structure with 比 (bǐ)</h2>
<p>While 更 (gèng) is not a substitute for <a href="Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bi&quot;" title="wikilink">比 (bǐ) (the classic comparison word)</a>, the two can be used together.</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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<p>A 比 B + 更 + Adj.</p>
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<p>This expresses that &quot;A is <strong>even more</strong> Adj. than B.&quot;</p>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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<li>北京 的 房子 <em> 比</em> 上海 <em>更</em> 贵。<span class="pinyin">Běijīng de fángzi <em> bǐ</em> Shànghǎi <em>gèng</em> guì.</span><span class="trans">The houses in Beijing are even more expensive than those in Shanghai.</span></li>
<li>春节 <em> 比</em>中秋节<em>更</em> 热闹。 <span class="pinyin">Chūnjié <em> bǐ</em> Zhōngqiūjié <em>gèng</em> rènao.</span><span class="trans">Spring Festival is even more boisterous than Mid-autumn Festival.</span></li>
<li>汉字 <em> 比</em> 声调 <em>更</em> 难。<span class="pinyin">Hànzì <em> bǐ</em> shēngdiào <em>gèng</em> nán.</span><span class="trans">Chinese characters are even more difficult than tones.</span></li>
<li>他 现在 的 女朋友 <em> 比</em> 以前 的 <em>更</em> 漂亮。 <span class="pinyin">Tā xiànzài de nǚpéngyou <em> bǐ</em> yǐqián de <em>gèng</em> piàoliang.</span><span class="trans">His current girlfriend is even more beautiful than his previous one.</span></li>
<li>中国 的 高铁 <em> 比</em> 飞机 <em>更</em> 方便。 <span class="pinyin">Zhōngguó de gāotiě <em> bǐ</em> fēijī <em>gèng</em> fāngbiàn.</span><span class="trans">China's high-speed trains are even more convenient than airplanes.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href="Expressing_&quot;More_and_More&quot;_with_&quot;yue…_yue…&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing &quot;More and More&quot; with &quot;yue… yue…&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="The_&quot;zui&quot;_superlative" title="wikilink">The &quot;zui&quot; superlative</a></li>
<li><a href="Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bi&quot;" title="wikilink">Basic comparisons with &quot;bi&quot;</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li><a href="现代汉语八百词（增订本）" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</a> (p. 231) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345693275&amp;sr=8-1">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(新实用汉语课本3)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (p. 15) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=756191251X">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition" title="wikilink">Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition</a> (p. 54) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0415372615">→buy</a></li>
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<h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>
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<li><a href="现代汉语词典（第5版）" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语词典（第5版）</a> (p. 468) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345693609&amp;sr=8-1">→buy</a></li>
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