How to compare sentences in Chinese
The easiest way to compare objects is to put simple sentences one after another and show their contrasts. We should not use conjunctions in these kinds of sentences.
Scheme
object A
how?/which?
object B
how?/which?
Examples
我的衣服干净,你的衣服脏
My clothes are clean and yours are dirty
wǒ de yīfu gānjìng, nǐ de yīfu zàng
他的工资高,你的工资低
Your salary is high and mine is low
tā de gōngzī gāo, nǐ de gōngzī dī
爸爸喜欢踢足球,我不喜欢
Father likes playing football but I don’t
bàba xǐhuan tī zúqiú, wǒ bù xǐhuan
Pay attention
We don’t use adverbs of degree in this kind of sentence such as , .
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