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  2. <p>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?</p>
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  3. <h2 id="pattern-with-多">Pattern with 多</h2>
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  4. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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  5. <p>As well as expressing that two things differ, you might want to go further and say that they differ <strong>a lot</strong> by adding 得多 / 多了/ 很多 (dé duō/duō le/hěn duō). This is like saying that one thing is <em>much more Adj.</em> than another in English.</p>
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  7. <p>Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. + 得多 / 多了 / 很多</p>
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  9. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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  12. <li>上海 <em>比</em> 我 老家 贵 <em>多了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Shànghǎi <em>bǐ</em> wǒ lǎojiā guì <em>duō le</em>.</span><span class="trans">It's much more expensive in Shanghai than in my hometown.</span></li>
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  13. <li>他 打 篮球 <em>比</em> 我 厉害 <em>多了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā dǎ lánqiú <em>bǐ</em> wǒ lìhai <em>duō le</em>.</span><span class="trans">He plays basketball much better than I do.</span></li>
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  14. <li>这 个 老师 <em>比</em> 那个 老师 严格 <em>得多</em> 。<span class="trans">This teacher is much more strict than that teacher.</span></li>
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  15. <li>坐 高铁 <em>比</em> 坐 飞机 方便 <em>很多</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zuò gāotiě <em>bǐ</em> zuò fēijī fāngbiàn <em>hěn duō</em>.</span><span class="trans">It's much more convenient to take the high-speed train than the airplane.</span></li>
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  16. <li>韩国 的 整容 技术 <em>比</em> 我们 国家 发达 <em>得多</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Hánguó de zhěngróng jìshù <em>bǐ</em> wǒmen guójiā fādá <em>de duō</em>.</span><span class="trans">The cosmetic technology in Korea is more developed than our country.</span></li>
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  19. <h2 id="pattern-with-还">Pattern with 还</h2>
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  20. <p>When used in a comparison, 还 expresses an even higher degree of the adjective.</p>
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  21. <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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  23. <p>Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + 还 + Adj.</p>
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  25. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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  28. <li>北京 的 人口 <em>比</em> 上海 <em>还</em> 多 。<span class="pinyin">Běijīng de rénkǒu <em>bǐ</em> Shànghǎi <em>hái</em> duō.</span><span class="trans">The population of Beijing is even bigger than Shanghai.</span></li>
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  29. <li>这 家 店 <em>比</em> 那 家 店 <em>还</em> 贵 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā diàn <em>bǐ</em> nà jiā diàn <em>hái</em> guì.</span><span class="trans">This shop is even more expensive than that one.</span></li>
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  30. <li>他 <em>比</em> 姚明 <em>还</em> 高 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bǐ</em> YáoMíng <em>hái</em> gāo.</span><span class="trans">He is even taller than Yao Ming.</span></li>
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  31. <li>你 <em>比</em> 我 <em>还</em> 懒 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>bǐ</em> wǒ <em>hái</em> lǎn.</span><span class="trans">You're even lazier than me.</span></li>
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  32. <li>弟弟 <em>比</em> 哥哥 <em>还</em> 调皮 。<span class="pinyin">Dìdi <em>bǐ</em> gēge <em>hái</em> tiáopí.</span><span class="trans">The younger brother is even more naughty than the elder brother.</span></li>
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  35. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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  37. <li><a href="Expressing_&quot;a_bit_too&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing &quot;a bit too&quot;</a></li>
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  38. <li><a href="Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bi&quot;" title="wikilink">Basic comparisons with &quot;bi&quot;</a></li>
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  39. <li><a href="The_&quot;zui&quot;_superlative" title="wikilink">The &quot;zui&quot; superlative</a></li>
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  40. <li><a href="Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bu_bi&quot;" title="wikilink">Basic comparisons with &quot;bu bi&quot;</a></li>
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  42. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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  43. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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  45. <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(新实用汉语课本4)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (pp. 20) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561913192">→buy</a></li>
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  46. <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 6- 8) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276709">→buy</a></li>
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  48. <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
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  50. <li>East Asia Student: <a href="http://eastasiastudent.net/390/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/graded-comparisons/">Graded comparisons in Mandarin Chinese</a></li>
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  67. <p><a href="Category:**URGENT**" class="uri" title="wikilink">Category:**URGENT**</a></p>
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