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title: "A 比 B + adjective + 一点/一些 in Chinese Grammar: A bit more … than …, With Examples"
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# A 比 B + adjective + 一点/一些

A bit more … than …

A 比 B + adjective + 一点/一些: A is slightly more so than B.

## In stories

孙悟空想了想，有了一个办法：“菩萨，您变成这个凌虚子，我变成一个仙丹，**比另一个大一点**。

[黑熊精 · The Black Bear Demon](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-black-bear-demon-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-14#library-word-448-455) HSK 3

您变成这个凌虚子，我变成一颗仙丹，**比那颗大一点儿**。

[黑熊精 · The Black Bear Demon](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-black-bear-demon-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-14#library-word-557-564) HSK 5

[Read 黑熊精](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-black-bear-demon-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-14#library-word-448-455)

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## What does A 比 B + adjective + 一点/一些 mean in Chinese?

A bit more … than …. A 比 B + adjective + 一点/一些: A is slightly more so than B.

## How common is A 比 B + adjective + 一点/一些?

It comes up in 2 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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