比⋯⋯多了

bǐ …… duō le

Expressing "much more" in comparisons

多了 after the adjective means the gap is large — "much more".

Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. + 多了

How it works

拼音比汉字容易多了 — pinyin is far easier than characters.

The alternatives are 得多 (容易得多) and a concrete amount: 他比我高十公分.

All of these go after the adjective. Nothing intensifying may go in front of it.

Examples

  • pīn yīn bǐ hàn zì róng yì duō le

    拼音比汉字容易多了。

    Pinyin is far easier than characters.

  • zhè ge bǐ nà ge hǎo duō le

    这个比那个好多了。

    This one is much better than that one.

  • tā bǐ wǒ gāo shí gōng fēn

    他比我高十公分。

    He's ten centimetres taller than me.