▎得, de, (Ptc), Complement Marker, used in comparing the results of actions (2)

 

Function In this pattern, the complement marker 得 connects to a comparison of the results of actions.

1 哥哥吃牛肉麵吃得比弟弟多。

Gēge chī niúròu miàn chī de bǐ dìdi duō.

The older brother eats more beef noodles than the younger brother.

2 這種手機賣得比那種好。

Zhè zhǒng shǒujī mài de bǐ nà zhǒng hǎo.

This type of cell phone sells better than that type.

3 今年的雨下得比去年多。

Jīnnián de yǔ xià de bǐ qùnián duō.

It rains more this year than last year.

 

Structures The pattern is called ‘comparative adverbial’. The pattern comes in a variety of sub-patterns as illustrated below.

(1) Comparative＋Action＋得＋State

1 他比我做得快。

Tā bǐ wǒ zuò de kuài.

He does it faster than I do.

2 我比他走得快。

Wǒ bǐ tā zǒu de kuài.

I walk faster than he does.

3 弟弟比哥哥念得好。

Dìdi bǐ gēge niàn de hǎo.

The younger brother studies better than (is a better student than) his older brother.

(2) Action＋得＋Comparative＋State

1 他做飯做得比我快。

Tā zuòfàn zuò de bǐ wǒ kuài.

He cooks faster than I do.

2 我走路走得比他快。

Wǒ zǒulù zǒu de bǐ tā kuài.

I walk faster than he does.

3 弟弟念書念得比哥哥好。

Dìdi niànshū niàn de bǐ gēge hǎo.

The younger brother studies better than his older brother.

Negation：The negation marker 不 precedes 比bǐ.

1 他做飯不比我做得快。

Tā zuòfàn bù bǐ wǒ zuò de kuài.

He doesn’t cook faster than I do.

2 走路，我不比他走得快。

Zǒulù, wǒ bù bǐ tā zǒu de kuài.

I don’t walk faster than he does.

3 弟弟念書念得不比哥哥好。

Dìdi niànshū niàn de bù bǐ gēge hǎo.

The younger brother doesn’t study better than his older brother.

Questions：

1 你做飯做得比媽媽好嗎？

Nǐ zuòfàn zuò de bǐ māma hǎo ma?

Do you cook better than Mom?

2 他是不是走路走得比你快？

Tā shìbúshì zǒulù zǒu de bǐ nǐ kuài?

Does he walk faster than you do?

3 弟弟打網球打得比哥哥好嗎？

Dìdi dǎ wǎngqiú dǎ de bǐ gēge hǎo ma?

Does the younger brother play tennis better than the older brother?