Lesson 17

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Listening and speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar exercises

Question: Tell your friend that the bike you bought yesterday is better than his, and that it was 40 kuài more expensive.

Hint 1   The 比 construction is used
Hint 2   贵 guì expensive
Answer  我 的 自 行 车 比 你 的 好, 也 比 你 的 贵 四十块 。 Listen
Comments  If you want to specify the amount in the comparison, (for instance, if you want to say how much more A is than B), then the number word and the measure word should be placed after the stative verb, as in 他 比 我 大 三 岁 tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì he is three years older than me.
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