跟 … 比(起来) (compared with …)
A comparison needs a named baseline
- You compare this year's summer with last year's.
- 跟去年比，今年更热。 — 去年 is the baseline; 今年 is the period being evaluated.
A comparison needs a named baseline
- You compare this year's summer with last year's.
- with / and跟last year去年than / compared to比，this year今年更热。 — last year去年 is the baseline; this year今年 is the period being evaluated.
You compare this year's summer with last year's. What does 跟去年比，今年更热。 communicate?
去年 is the baseline; 今年 is the period being evaluated. 跟去年比起来 also works. A changed baseline can change the claim; hotter than last year does not mean hotter than every year on record.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 跟 … 比(起来) (compared with …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
with跟last year去年compare比，this year今年even more更hot热。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is with / and跟 … than / compared to比((after a verb) indicating…起来) (compared with …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
with跟last year去年compare比，this year今年even more更hot热。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Compared with last year, this year is hotter: ____ 去年比，今年更热。
跟 + N1 + 比，N2 … names the baseline first: 跟去年比,今年更热.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 跟去年比，今年更热。: 去年 is the baseline; 今年 is the period being evaluated.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, with / and跟last year去年than / compared to比，this year今年更热。: last year去年 is the baseline; this year今年 is the period being evaluated.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 跟 … 比 introduce?
跟 + N1 + 比 sets the baseline; the second clause says how N2 differs.
Build: “Compared with last year, this year is hotter.”
跟 + N1 + 比，N2 + …: 跟去年比 + 今年 + 更热.
Know the boundary
- 跟去年比起来 also works.
- A changed baseline can change the claim; hotter than last year does not mean hotter than every year on record.
Know the boundary
- with / and跟last year去年than / compared to比(after a verb) indicating…起来 also works.
- A changed baseline can change the claim; hotter than last year does not mean hotter than every year on record.
The 起来 in 比起来 is required — you must include it.
起来 is optional: 跟去年比 and 跟去年比起来 mean the same.
今年更热 proves that this is the hottest summer in history.
跟去年比起来 also works. A changed baseline can change the claim; hotter than last year does not mean hotter than every year on record. 去年 is the baseline; 今年 is the period being evaluated.
Use the distinction
- 去年 is the baseline; 今年 is the period being evaluated.
- 跟去年比起来 also works. A changed baseline can change the claim; hotter than last year does not mean hotter than every year on record.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparison patterns.
Use the distinction
- last year去年 is the baseline; this year今年 is the period being evaluated.
- with / and跟last year去年than / compared to比(after a verb) indicating…起来 also works. A changed baseline can change the claim; hotter than last year does not mean hotter than every year on record.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparison patterns.