Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai"

Nível: HSK 3 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

When used in a comparison, 更 (gèng) or 还 (hái) can kick up an adjective to an even higher degree. For example, New York City is America's biggest city with a population of around 9 million. Shanghai is China's biggest city, with a population of more than 20 million. So even though NYC's population is big, Shanghai's is even bigger. You'd use 更 or 还 to express this in Chinese. Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + 更 / 还 + Adj. 还 has a more intense tone, and it usually carries a tone of surprise and skepticism. Therefore, using the form of a rhetorical question with 还 can be understood as "how can it be?" Also note that 更 can be used with 了 in this pattern, indicating change of situation or state, while 还 can't be used in this way.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 上海比纽约人口更多。 (shànghǎi bǐ nǐuyuē rénkǒu gèng duō 。): "Shanghai has a larger population than New York."
• 我妹妹比我更瘦。 (wǒ mèimèi bǐ wǒ gèng shòu 。): "My sister is thinner than me."
• 我的猫比我的狗更淘气。 (wǒ de māo bǐ wǒ de gǒu gèng táoqì 。): "My cat is more naughty than my dog."
• 有时候动物比人类更聪明。 (yǒushíhòu dòngwù bǐ rénlèi gèng cōngmíng 。): "Sometimes animals are smarter than humans."
• 大城市的工作机会比我老家更多。 (dà chéngshì de gōngzuò jīhùi bǐ wǒ lǎojiā gèng duō 。): "There are more job opportunities in big cities than in my hometown."

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