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Expressing "even more" with 更 ("geng4") or 还 ("hai2")

比+更/还

Grammar
HSK 3

Structure

Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + 更 / 还 + Adj.

Translations

  • even more
  • even
  • more

Definition

表示程度加深，相当于“更加”。“更”和“还”都可用于比较，但“还”常用于否定或强调。

Indicates a higher degree, equivalent to 'even more'. Both 更 and 还 can be used in comparisons, but 还 is often used in negatives or for emphasis.

Usage

“更”直接放在形容词或动词前，构成“更 + 形容词/动词”结构。“还”也类似，但有时带强调语气，比如“比……还……”结构。注意：“还”用于比较时，句子通常为否定或反问句，或者用于“比...还...”结构。

更 is placed directly before an adjective or verb: 更 + adjective/verb. 还 is similar but sometimes carries emphasis, e.g., in the structure '比……还……'. Note: when 还 is used in comparisons, the sentence is often negative or rhetorical, or it uses the '比...还...' pattern.

Examples

  • 1 今天比昨天更热。 (Today is even hotter than yesterday.)
  • 2 他跑得比我更快。 (He runs even faster than me.)
  • 3 这个问题比那个还难。 (This problem is even more difficult than that one.)
  • 4 他比我还要高。 (He is even taller than me.)
  • 5 这件衣服更漂亮。 (This dress is even more beautiful.)

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