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比 for comparisons

比 goes between the two things being compared, and the adjective stays exactly as it is.

Adjectives never change shape in Chinese, so there is no taller or tallest to learn. A comparison is A 比 B adjective, and any amount goes after the adjective. There is no direct opposite of 比: for less, turn the sentence round or use 没有, which reads as does not have as much. 一样 covers sameness and pairs with 跟.

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