Pattern
Comparison + verb + 得 + description
Key words
Core idea
Comparison sentences can include a degree complement after the verb. This combines two ideas: comparing two sides and describing the degree or result of an action.
The verb still needs its 得 complement. The comparison phrase appears inside that complement area.
Usage boundary
This page builds on basic degree complements and basic comparisons. If the sentence feels crowded, first identify the verb being described, then build the complement after 得.
Examples
他跑得比我快多了。
Tā pǎo de bǐ wǒ kuài duō le.
He runs much faster than I do.
她说得没有老师清楚。
Tā shuō de méiyǒu lǎoshī qīngchu.
She does not speak as clearly as the teacher.
我写得跟他一样慢。
Wǒ xiě de gēn tā yíyàng màn.
I write as slowly as he does.
Common mistakes
Avoid
他跑比我得快。
Use
他跑得比我快。
得 stays right after the verb; the comparison follows in the complement.
Seen in stories
The Weather Station Opens
开张那天，小晴说机器一定比橘猫预测得准。
On opening day, Xiaoqing says the machine will surely predict more accurately than the orange cat.
The Weather Station Opens
有人说机器看得比猫远，也有人说猫闻得比机器清楚。
Some say the machine sees farther than the cat; others say the cat smells more clearly than the machine.
The Weather Station Opens
有人说机器看得比猫远，也有人说猫闻得比机器清楚。
Some say the machine sees farther than the cat; others say the cat smells more clearly than the machine.
The Weather Station Opens
不过，机器把雨量记得比猫认真得多。
Still, the machine records the rainfall much more carefully than the cat.