比 bǐ (= than): Superiority
A is superior to B.
Structure: A 比 bǐ (= than) B + adjective-verb.
| 中 | 国 | 比 | 德 | 国 | 大 | 。 |
| zhōng | guó | bǐ | dé | guó | dà | _ |
| middle | country | compare | virtue | country | big | _ |
| China | compare, do according to, in ratios: to | Germany | big, old, main | 。 | ||
| China is bigger than Germany. | ||||||
| 书 | 比 | 报 | 多 | 。 |
| shū | bǐ | bào | duō | _ |
| book | compare | report | many | _ |
| book | compare, do according to, in ratios: to | report | many, much, more | 。 |
| There are more books than newspapers. | ||||