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title: "A 比 B + adjective + amount in Chinese Grammar: More … than …, by …, With Examples"
description: "A 比 B + adjective + amount: more … than …, by …. A 比 B + adjective + amount says by how much: 他比我大三岁 “he is three years older than me”. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# A 比 B + adjective + amount

More … than …, by …

A 比 B + adjective + amount says by how much: 他比我大三岁 “he is three years older than me”.

## In stories

我最好的朋友，**比我大三十岁**。

[我最好的朋友 · My best friend: an easy Chinese essay story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/my-best-friend-in-chinese#library-word-37-43) HSK 2

我**比你大六十岁**。”

[你属什么？ · What is my Chinese zodiac sign? How to ask 你属什么](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-my-chinese-zodiac-sign#library-word-338-344) HSK 3

她终于想起来了：那个瘦瘦小小的男孩，现在竟然**比她高一个**头了。

[陈老师的新名单 · The retired teacher: a Chinese short story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-retired-teacher-chinese-short-story#library-word-464-469) HSK 4

这一次，我**比门早了一秒**。

[一百分 · Full marks](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/full-marks#library-word-69-75) HSK 5

[Read 我最好的朋友](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/my-best-friend-in-chinese#library-word-37-43)

## More patterns

- [A 比 B 更/还 + adjective even more … than …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bi-geng)
- [A 比 B + adjective more … than …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bi)
- [一 + measure word + 比 + 一 + measure word each one more … than the one before (every one of them)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-bi-yi-each)
- [A 比 B + adjective + 多了/得多 much more … than …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bi-duo-le)
- [A 比 B + adjective + 一点/一些 a bit more … than …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bi-yidian)
- [把 + object + verb do something to … (and it ends up changed)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ba)

## What does A 比 B + adjective + amount mean in Chinese?

More … than …, by …. A 比 B + adjective + amount says by how much: 他比我大三岁 “he is three years older than me”.

## How common is A 比 B + adjective + amount?

It comes up in 12 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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