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How to Say ‘Much better than last time’ in Simplified Chinese

比上次好多了

bǐ shàng cì hǎo duō le

[bǐ shàng tsuh how duō le]

💬 Usage Tip: To say "much more X than Y", put 多了 after the adjective, never 很 before it: 比昨天冷多了 "much colder than yesterday". 很 can't be used inside a 比 comparison.

Phrase Breakdown

比上次

bǐ shàng cì

compared to last time

比 introduces a comparison. 上次 means 'last time'.

Example

比上次快。

Faster than last time.

Words in this phrase

比

bǐ

[bǐ]

than (comparison)

Used to compare two things.

Example

今天比昨天冷。

Today is colder than yesterday.

上

shàng

[shàng]

last; previous

Refers to the previous one in time.

Example

上个月我很忙。

I was busy last month.

次

cì

[tsuh]

time; occurrence

A measure word for occurrences or times something happens.

Example

这次是我第一次来这个公司活动。

This is my first time coming to this company event.

好多了

hǎo duō le

much better

Adjective + 多了 means 'much more ...'. Here 好多了 means 'much better'.

Example

我感觉好多了。

I feel much better.

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[how]

good; well

Used in greetings and to describe something as good or fine.

Example

你好，晚上好，欢迎光临。

Hello, good evening, welcome.

多

duō

[duō]

much (more)

After an adjective, means 'much more so'.

Example

今天暖和多了。

It's much warmer today.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.

Example

火车快来了。

The train is about to arrive.

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