How to Say ‘This year is a lot higher than last year.’ in Traditional Chinese
今年比去年高很多耶。
jīn nián bǐ qù nián gāo hěn duō yé
[jīnnián bǐ qùnián gāo hěn duō ye]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending a sentence with 耶 (ye) adds a note of pleasant surprise, like "wow". It's very common in Taiwan.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: A manager reacting with 耶 sounds warm and genuinely impressed, which is a good sign in a review meeting.
Phrase Breakdown
今年比去年
jīn nián bǐ qù nián
this year compared to last year
今年 (jīnnián) means 'this year'. 比 compares it with 去年 'last year'.
今年比去年忙。
This year is busier than last year.
Words in this phrase
今年
jīn nián
[jīnnián]
this year
The current year.
今年過年我回家。
This New Year I'm going home.
比
bǐ
[bǐ]
compared to; than
Used to compare two things: A 比 B + adjective.
他比我高。
He is taller than me.
去年
qù nián
[qùnián]
last year
Refers to the year before the current one.
我去年去了日本。
I went to Japan last year.
高很多耶。
gāo hěn duō yé
is much higher!
耶 (ye) is a Taiwanese sentence-final particle that shows surprise or emphasis. Say it lightly.
這裡好漂亮耶！
It's so beautiful here!
Words in this phrase
高
gāo
[gāo]
high
Refers to an elevated or superior level.
他的功夫已達劍法的最高境界。
His skills have reached the highest level of swordsmanship.
很多
hěn duō
[hěn duō]
a lot; much
Indicates a large amount or degree.
今天人很多。
There are a lot of people today.
耶
yé
[ye]
sentence-final particle (soft emphasis)
Casual Taiwanese particle that softens or adds mild emphasis.
這個好好吃耶！
This is so tasty!
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