Level 3 Unit 22

Lesson 22.1

Making comparisons

Lesson summary and vocabulary list

Comparison

  • basic adjectives such as: tall, short, heavy, light, big, small, old, young, fat, thin, long, short, new and old
  • A is ….. than B.
  • A is a bit ‘taller’.
  • A is ‘3 months’ older than B.
  • A is much more …..

比bǐ to compare with …..

比bǐ 较jiào relatively/ more

高gāo tall

矮ăi short

重zhòng heavy

轻qīng light

公gōng 分fēn centimeter

公gōng 斤jīn kilo

Unit 22.2

一yí 样yàng same

没méi not as ….

年nián 纪jì age

最zuì the most

Lesson 22.2

Negative comparisons

Lesson summary and vocabulary list

Negative form of comparison

  • A is not ….. than B. using 不比
  • A is as …. as B. using 一样
  • using 没 to indicate ‘not as….’
  • the use of ‘比较‘
  • 高,大 and 重 etc. used as ‘verb’
  • the most 最

一yí 样yàng same

没méi not as ….

年nián 纪jì age

最zuì the most

Lesson 22.3

More comparing

Lesson summary and vocabulary list

Comparing a friend who is your mum’s age with your mum

  • the use of 有to indicate ‘as …as’
  • the use of 更,even more…..
  • not only ….. but also

A有yǒu B大dà  A as old as B?

差chà 不bù 多duō more or less

花huā colorful/ loud in color

衣yī 服fú clothes

素sù 素sù 的de plain/ not loud in color

虽suī 然rán although

更gèng even more

不bú 但dàn …..而ér 且qiě not only ….. but also

Audio Review

The help you consolidate what you have learned in this unit, we have put together a quick audio review recording. The audio review will help you with your listening comprehension and remind you of some Chinese sentence patterns and vocabulary.