HSK 3 Comparison
比 … 一点儿 / 得多
By how much with 比 (degree)
Structure A + 比 + B + adjective + 一点儿 / 得多 / 多了
After a 比 comparison you can specify BY HOW MUCH, at the end: 一点儿 (a bit more), 得多 / 多了 (much more). 他比我高一点儿 = "he’s a bit taller than me"; 今天比昨天热得多 = "today is much hotter than yesterday". An exact difference also goes at the end: 大两岁 ("two years older").
Examples
- 他比我高一点儿。
He’s a bit taller than me.
- 今天比昨天热得多。
Today is much hotter than yesterday.
- 这个比那个贵多了。
This one is much more expensive than that one.
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