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更
Pattern
更 + adjective
Key words
Core idea
更 means “even more” or “still more.” It comes before an adjective or stative description and raises the degree compared with another option, time, or expectation.
The comparison can be explicit or understood from context.
Compare with related words
比较 softens a comparison. 更 strengthens the sense of increase. Use 更 when the point is that the degree goes higher.
Examples
今天比昨天更热。
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān gèng rè.
Today is even hotter than yesterday.
这本书更有意思。
Zhè běn shū gèng yǒu yìsi.
This book is even more interesting.
我想买更便宜的。
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi gèng piányí de.
I want to buy a cheaper one.
Common mistakes
Avoid
今天比昨天热更。
Use
今天比昨天更热。
更 comes before the adjective it intensifies.