How to Say ‘Why is the fare so much more than usual?’ in Traditional Chinese
車資怎麼比平常多這麼多？
chē zī zěn me bǐ píng cháng duō zhè me duō
[chuh dzih dzun muh bee ping chahng dwaw juh muh dwaw]
💬 Usage Tip: [比] sets up a comparison: [比平常多] = "more than usual." [這麼多] adds "this much/so much," so the pattern is useful in lots of complaints: [怎麼比昨天貴這麼多？]
Phrase Breakdown
車資
chē zī
[chuh dzih]
fare
The amount of money charged for a taxi ride.
這次的車資是不是算錯了？
Was this fare calculated incorrectly?
怎麼比平常多這麼多？
zěn me bǐ píng cháng duō zhè me duō
How is it so much more than usual?
A complaint or surprise that the price is much higher than normal.
今天怎麼比昨天貴這麼多？
Why is it so much more expensive today than yesterday?
Words in this phrase
怎麼
zěn me
[dzun muh]
how; why
Used to ask how something happened or why it is that way.
車資怎麼比平常多這麼多？
How is the fare so much more than usual?
比
bǐ
[bee]
than; compared with
Used for comparison between two things.
這次比上次貴很多。
This time it’s much more expensive than last time.
平常
píng cháng
[ping chahng]
usual; normally
Refers to what commonly happens or the normal amount.
我平常搭這段路沒有這麼貴。
I don’t usually pay this much for this route.
多
duō
[dwaw]
more; much
Indicates a greater amount, degree, or quantity.
今天好像多收了一些錢。
It seems like some extra money was charged today.
這麼多
zhè me duō
[juh muh dwaw]
this much; so much
Emphasizes a surprisingly large amount or degree.
不用繞那麼遠，怎麼會多這麼多？
There was no need to go that far, so how did it become this much more?
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