比…多了
HSK 2- Comparison
Structure (结构 jiégòu)
Meaning (意思 yìsi)
Used for comparative constructions, emphasizing a very large gap between two subjects.
Explanation (解释 jiěshì)
This is the familiar 比 comparative structure, but with 多了 added at the end to emphasize that the degree of difference is very large, much greater. When using 多了, you must not use other degree adverbs such as 很 or 非常 before the adjective, since 多了 itself already carries an emphatic meaning.
Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)
- 今天比昨天热多了。繁: 今天比昨天熱多了。Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè duō le.
Today is much hotter than yesterday.
- 这个西瓜比那个大多了。繁: 這個西瓜比那個大多了。Zhège xīguā bǐ nàge dà duō le.
This watermelon is much bigger than that one.
- 坐高铁比坐飞机方便多了。繁: 坐高鐵比坐飛機方便多了。Zuò gāotiě bǐ zuò fēijī fāngbiàn duō le.
Taking the high-speed train is much more convenient than flying.
- 他的汉语比我好多了。繁: 他的漢語比我好多了。Tā de Hànyǔ bǐ wǒ de hǎo duō le.
His Chinese is much better than mine.
- 这件衣服比那件贵多了。繁: 這件衣服比那件貴多了。Zhè jiàn yīfu bǐ nà jiàn guì duō le.
This piece of clothing is much more expensive than that one.
Common mistakes
- Wrong:他比我很高多了。Correct:他比我高多了。
When 多了 is used for emphasis, there is no need to add the adverb 很 before the adjective.
- Wrong:他比我多了高。Correct:他比我高多了。
The phrase 多了 always stands at the end of the sentence, after an adjective, to modify the degree of comparison.