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

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== Contents ==

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* [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
* [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Short_Form_with_.E5.A4.9A.E4.BA.86|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Short Form with 多了</span>]]
* [[#See_also|<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>]]
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== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ==

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.

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


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== <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ==

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* 拼音 ''比'' 汉字 容易 '''很多''' 。<span class="pinyin">Pīnyīn ''bǐ'' Hànzì róngyì '''hěn duō'''.</span><span class="trans">Pinyin is much easier than Chinese characters.</span>
* 坐 高铁 ''比'' 坐 飞机 方便 '''很多''' 。<span class="pinyin">Zuò gāotiě ''bǐ'' zuò fēijī fāngbiàn '''hěn duō'''.</span><span class="trans">It's much more convenient to take the high-speed train than the airplane.</span>
* 这 个 女老师 ''比'' 那个 男老师 严格 '''得 多''' 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège nǚ lǎoshī ''bǐ'' nàge nán lǎoshī yángé '''de duō'''.</span><span class="trans">This female teacher is much more strict than that male teacher.</span>
* 我 老婆 的 工资 ''比'' 我 高 '''得多''' 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎopo de gōngzī ''bǐ'' wǒ gāo '''de duō'''.</span><span class="trans">My wife's salary is much higher than mine.</span>
* 你 ''比'' 我 有经验 '''多了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ''bǐ'' wǒ yǒu jīngyàn '''duō le'''.</span><span class="trans">You're much more experienced than me.</span>
* 你们 ''比'' 我们 幸运 '''多了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen ''bǐ'' wǒmen xìngyùn '''duō le'''.</span><span class="trans">You're much luckier than us.</span>
* 他 打 篮球 ''比'' 我 厉害 '''多 了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Tā dǎ lánqiú ''bǐ'' wǒ lìhai '''duō le'''.</span><span class="trans">He plays basketball much better than I do.</span>


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== <span id="Short_Form_with_.E5.A4.9A.E4.BA.86" class="mw-headline">Short Form with 多了</span> ==

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

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Subj. + Adj. + 多了


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* 我 的 感冒 好 '''多了''' 。<span class="expl">We both know I've had this bad cold.</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ de gǎnmào hǎo '''duō le'''.</span><span class="trans">My cold is getting much better.</span>
* 最近 天气 暖和 '''多了''' 。<span class="expl">We're both aware of recent weather, obviously.</span><span class="pinyin">Zuìjìn tiānqì nuǎnhuo '''duō le'''.</span><span class="trans">It's been much warmer lately.</span>
* 上 大学 以后 ，她 成熟 '''多了''' 。<span class="expl">We both know how immature she used to be.</span><span class="pinyin">Shàng dàxué yǐhòu, tā chéngshú '''duō le'''.</span><span class="trans">She became much more mature after she went to college.</span>


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== <span id="See_also" class="mw-headline">See also</span> ==

* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22a_bit_too%22 Expressing &quot;a bit too&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_comparisons_with_%22bi%22 Basic comparisons with &quot;bi&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22zui%22_superlative The &quot;zui&quot; superlative]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_comparisons_with_%22bu_bi%22 Basic comparisons with &quot;bu bi&quot;]

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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)] (pp. 6- 8) [http://amzn.to/2femBuy →buy]

=== <span id="Websites" class="mw-headline">Websites</span> ===

* East Asia Student: [http://eastasiastudent.net/390/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/graded-comparisons/ Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese]

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