Earlier I discussed how to compare people, places, and things.\u00a0 What about comparing ideas?<\/p>\n
Take a look at the first example, which follows from the previous illustrations of how to make comparisons using \u6bd4 (bi3).<\/p>\n
Swimming’s more fun than dancing.<\/p>\n
\u6e38\u6cf3\u6bd4\u8df3\u821e\u597d\u73a9 (you2yong3 bi3 tiao4wu3 hao3wan2 – lit. swimming [compare] dancing fun)
\nTo form a negative comparison, we would use the following structure: \u8df3\u821e\u6ca1\u6709\u6e38\u6cf3\u597d\u73a9 (tiao4wu3 mei2you3 you2yong3 hao3wan2 – lit. dancing [doesn’t have] swimming fun)<\/p>\n
How do we compare ideas and form the comparison into a suggestion?\u00a0 One method is below:<\/p>\n
\u4e0e\u5176\u8df3\u821e\u4e0d\u5982\u6e38\u6cf3. yu3qi2tiao4wu3 bu4ru2 you2yong – swimming is better than dancing.\u00a0 Note that the activity which is worse is located at the front of the sentence, similar to English constructions like\u00a0 “Don’t ___ when you can ____\/ Why ___when you can ____?”<\/p>\n
Another way to set up the comparison of an action or idea is to use the \u4e0d\u5982 construction by itself, see below:
\n\u8df3\u821e\u4e0d\u5982\u6e38\u6cf3 tiao4wu3 bu4ru2 you2yong3- lit. dancing not as good as swimming.<\/p>\n
If you can put these into practice, your communicative ability in Chinese will reach yet another level!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Earlier I discussed how to compare people, places, and things.\u00a0 What about comparing ideas? Take a look at the first example, which follows from the previous illustrations of how to make comparisons using \u6bd4 (bi3). Swimming’s more fun than dancing. \u6e38\u6cf3\u6bd4\u8df3\u821e\u597d\u73a9 (you2yong3 bi3 tiao4wu3 hao3wan2 – lit. swimming [compare] dancing fun) To form a negative…<\/p>\n