Please see vocabulary, flash cards, grammar etc. for this lesson on: https://www.chinesepod.com/QW0425<br /><br />Editor's Note: in the closed caption,at around 9:15 长 should be 常<br /><br />In this Qing Wen, we're going to learn different ways to make comparisons using the character 比 bi3. The sentence structure can be a little confusing at times, but since the adjectives don't change so much, once you've learnt it, you can start making some really interesting and complex sentences. <br /><br />Lesson Notes:<br /><br />飞机快 (fēijī kuài) - A plane is quick.<br />飞机比火车快 (fēijī bǐ huǒchē kuài) - A plane is quicker than a train.<br />今天很热 (jīntiān hěn rè) - It's hot today.<br />今天比昨天热 (jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè) - Today is hotter than yesterday.<br />便宜 (piányi) - Cheap<br />贵 (guì) - Expensive<br />X跟Y比起来 (X gēn bǐqǐlai) - X compared to Y<br />跟Y比起来，X... (gēn bǐqǐlai, X diǎn diǎn diǎn) - Compared to Y, X....<br /><br />Like this video? Subscribe to ChinesePodTV's free online Chinese lesson of the week and start to see your Chinese level improve in 5 minutes a day.<br /><br />Subscribe today to make the most of ChinesePod's 3,500+ lesson library! Save 15% on ChinesePod with promo code YOUTUBE<br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/ (psst... use code "YOUTUBE" for 15% off a Premium Annual Account)<br /><br />#ChinesePod #QingWen #Bi #Comparisons #LearnChinese #SpeakChinese
