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.