Chinese for English speakers House · Lesson 7

Comparisons

Chinese 比 for comparisons — 你觉得黄色的好看, 还是绿色的好看? (Do you think yellow is nicer, or green?).

Conversation

  1. Cassian Cassian

    你觉得黄色的好看，

    nǐ jué de huáng sè de hǎo kàn,

    Do you think the yellow one is better,

    Tip: 黄色 <huángsè> = yellow colour 好看 <hǎokàn> = beautiful, good looking

  2. Cassian Cassian

    还是绿色的好看？

    hái shì lǜ sè de hǎo kàn?

    or the green one is better?

    Tip: 绿色 <lǜsè> = green colour

  3. PX296 PX296

    黄色的比绿色的漂亮。

    huáng sè de bǐ lǜ sè de piào liang.

    I think the yellow one is more beautiful than the green one.

    Tip: 比 <bǐ> = preposition for comparison = than

  4. Cassian Cassian

    好吧，那我穿黄色的。

    hǎo ba, nà wǒ chuān huáng sè de.

    Ok, I'll wear the yellow one.

    Tip: 穿 <chuān> = to wear, to put on

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you make comparisons in Chinese?

A 比 B + adjective: 我比你高 = 'I am taller than you'. 比 is the comparison marker.

What does 觉得 mean?

'To think / feel / believe'. 我觉得 = 'I think'. Used to share opinions softly.

Choices in Chinese?

A 还是 B = 'A or B' (choice question). 红色还是黄色? = 'red or yellow?'.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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