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Chinese grammar

一 + measure word + 比 + 一 + measure word

Each one more … than the one before (every one of them)

一个比一个 / 一件比一件 + adjective: each one is more so than the last — all of them are very ….

In stories

  1. 他叫人拿出很多袈裟,一件比一件好看。

    火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple HSK 3

  2. 墙上的奶茶照片,一张比一张好看。

    怎么点奶茶 · How to order bubble tea in Chinese HSK 4

  3. 不到半个月,那些马一匹比一匹胖,悟空心里别提多得意了。

    齐天大圣 · Great Sage Equal to Heaven HSK 5

  4. 宿舍里,室友们一个比一个睡得香,就我一个人睁着眼睛,听着别人的呼噜声,一直等到天亮。

    欢迎光临 · The first night shift HSK 5

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What does 一 + measure word + 比 + 一 + measure word mean in Chinese?

Each one more … than the one before (every one of them). 一个比一个 / 一件比一件 + adjective: each one is more so than the last — all of them are very ….

How common is 一 + measure word + 比 + 一 + measure word?

It comes up in 4 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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