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How to say “even more” in Chinese with 更 (gèng) and 还 (hái)

Noun 1 + 比 (bǐ) + Noun 2 + 更 (gèng) / 还 (hái) + Adj.

更 (gēng) vs 还 (hái) — even more

HSK 3Comparison Patterns

Rule structure

更 (gèng) or 还 (hái) + Adjective means "even more [Adjective]" and is used in comparisons to show a higher degree.

Examples

他比姚明还高。

Tā bǐ Yáo Míng hái gāo.

He is even taller than Yao Ming.

这本书比那本还有趣。

Zhè běnshū bǐ nà běn hái yǒuqù.

This book is even more interesting than that one.

这本书比那本更有趣。

Zhè běnshū bǐ nà běn gèng yǒuqù.

This book is even more interesting than that one.

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Characters

Words from this rule

比

bǐ

To compare, compared to...

更

gèng

More

还

hái

Still, yet (adverb)

他

tā

He

高

gāo

Tall, high

这

zhè

This

本

běn

Measure word for books and notebooks; root, origin

书

shū

Book

那

nà

That

有趣

yǒuqù

Interesting, fun

她

tā

She

我

wǒ

I, me

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “even more” in Chinese with 更 vs 还?

Use the structure: Noun 1 + 比 (bǐ) + Noun 2 + 更 (gèng) / 还 (hái) + Adj.. For example: 他比姚明还高。 — “He is even taller than Yao Ming”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

他比姚明还高。 — “He is even taller than Yao Ming”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 3.

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AA — reduplicating adjectives

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