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Expressing "even more" with 更 ("geng4")

更 gèng

Adverbs with adjectives
HSK 2

Structure

更 + Adj. A 比 B + 更 + Adj.

Translations

  • even more
  • even
  • more

Definition

更（gèng）用于表示程度加深，相当于英语中的“even more”或“more”。

更 (gèng) is used to indicate an increased degree, equivalent to 'even more' or 'more' in English.

Usage

通常放在形容词或某些动词前，表示比之前或比另一个对象更高等的程度。结构常为“A + 比 + B + 更 + 形容词”或“更 + 形容词 + (了)”。

It is usually placed before an adjective or certain verbs to indicate a higher degree compared to before or another object. Common structures: 'A + bǐ + B + gèng + adjective' or 'gèng + adjective + (le)'.

Examples

  • 1 今天比昨天更热。 (Today is even hotter than yesterday.)
  • 2 他学习更努力了。 (He studies even harder now.)
  • 3 这个方案更合理。 (This plan is more reasonable.)
  • 4 你这样说更让人生气。 (Saying it like this makes people even angrier.)
  • 5 她比我想象中更聪明。 (She is even smarter than I imagined.)

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