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Questions tagged [comparison]

Questions about comparing things in Chinese (e.g. 我比你高). Instead use [difference] to compare the meaning of words, etc.

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Difference between 层 and 楼？

What is the major difference between 层 and 楼？ I know that 层 can refer to other things like layers, etc. but I've heard that it could also refer to floors (just like 楼）。 Could I say something like "酒吧的第一层？“
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Can 斋戒 vs. 禁食 which one is used for "Fasting for ramadan"

Yesterday, I celebrated Ramadan with a couple of friends and I was trying to explain what the celebration entailed in my diary. Could I use the term 斋戒 - the translation I found for "to fast" or is 禁食 more appropriate? For example could I…
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What is the difference btween 看样子 and 看起来

I just learned that you could use 看样子 to mean something similar to 看起来. Is there a difference in usage? Is one more formal than the other? From Iciba.com 好天气看样子要过去了 他看起来很生气
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The difference between "忍受不住" and "忍受不了"

Is there any difference between "忍受不住" and "忍受不了" in terms of their meanings? For example: 忍受不了噪音 忍受不住噪音 or 我再也忍受不了隔壁的噪音了 我再也忍受不住隔壁的噪音了
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Difference between 还/更 in comparasion phrases

What is the difference between 还 and 更 in some comparasion sentences? For me, it seems that both characters means that one of the object/person which is being compared satisfies a certain characteristic even more than the other one. For example, in…
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Comparing intensifiers

There are a lot of intensifier in Chinese, like 很，真，挺，非常，相当，极为 ，太，and recently I found out about 蛮. So how can I use them effectively? In particular I want to compare the differences in degree of intensity. I obviously forgot to mention other…
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Is there a difference between 近几年 and 这几年？

Does anyone have an idea whether there is a difference in meaning between 近几年 and 这几年？ I have the feeling that 近几年 is more formal - but correct me if I'm wrong!
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連接 or 連結 for people connecting sector

人與人連結行業 It's 連結 in the picture, but 連接 in the subtitles. Which is correct?
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can I say "我们这个学期学过的课比上个学期多十课”？

I try to translate the sentence "this semester we have studied 10 lessons more than previous one".我们这个学期学过的课比上个学期多十课”？
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Questions on how to talk about specifics, how to talk about things in relation to other things

Say you're at an event and you want to say, I like this specific event. Let's say basketball, is 我喜欢这篮球比赛 correct? And in comparison, 这篮球比赛比昨周篮球比赛很好。That doesn't look right, so I'm curious on how to formulate these types of statements.
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