比 … 更 / 还 (even more than)
IntroducedA comparison does not set an absolute height
- Two short children differ in height.
- he他than比me我even more更tall高。 — The other child is taller relative to the speaker.
Two short children differ in height. What does 他比我更高。 communicate?
The other child is taller relative to the speaker. 更 can strengthen the comparison without proving that either child is tall against an adult standard. An ordinary 比 comparison uses 高, 更高 or 还高 rather than 比我很高.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is than比 … even more更 / still / also还 (even more than). 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.
he他than比me我even more更tall高。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: He's even taller than me: 他比我 ____ 高。
比 + N2 + 更 / 还 + Adj = even more: 他比我更高.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, he他than比me我even more更tall高。: The other child is taller relative to the speaker.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which word does not fit the ordinary comparison 他比我____高?
Use 他比我高、更高 or 还高. This is a rule for this ordinary comparison, not every possible sequence of 比 and 很.
Build: “He's even taller than me.”
N1 + 比 + N2 + 更 + Adj: 他 + 比我 + 更高.
Know the boundary
- even more更 can strengthen the comparison without proving that either child is tall against an adult standard.
- An ordinary than比 comparison uses tall高, even more更tall高 or still / also还tall高 rather than than比me我degree / adjective linker很tall高.
他比我很高 is correct Chinese.
Wrong — never 比 … 很. Say 他比我更高.
In the opening situation: The other child is taller relative to the speaker.
更 can strengthen the comparison without proving that either child is tall against an adult standard. An ordinary 比 comparison uses 高, 更高 or 还高 rather than 比我很高. The other child is taller relative to the speaker.
Use the distinction
- The other child is taller relative to the speaker.
- even more更 can strengthen the comparison without proving that either child is tall against an adult standard. An ordinary than比 comparison uses tall高, even more更tall高 or still / also还tall高 rather than than比me我degree / adjective linker很tall高.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparison patterns.
Two short children differ in height. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.