Word: 更 (gèng, gēng)

下了一场大雨，庄稼长得更好了。

Xià le yìcháng dàyǔ, zhuāngjia zhǎng de gèng hǎole.

After a heavy rain, the crops grew even better.

下半场比赛我们踢得更好。

Xiàbànchǎng bǐsài wǒmen tī de gèng hǎo.

We played better in the second half of the match.

与汽车相比，我更喜欢坐火车。

Yǔ qìchē xiāngbǐ, wǒ gèng xǐhuan zuò huǒchē.

Comparing with cars, I prefer taking the train.

与狗相比，我更喜欢猫。

Yǔ gǒu xiāngbǐ, wǒ gèng xǐhuan māo.

I prefer cats to dogs.

两者都可以，但是前者更简洁。

Liǎngzhě dōu kěyǐ, dànshì qiánzhě gèng jiǎnjié.

Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.

丧失健康比丧失金钱更糟糕。

Sàngshī jiànkāng bǐ sàngshī jīnqián gèng zāogāo.

Losing your health is worse than losing your money.

九点以后打电话更便宜吗？

Jiǔ diǎn yǐhòu dǎdiànhuà gèng piányi ma?

Is it cheaper to call after 9:00?

买大包装更实惠，能用很久。

Mǎi dà bāozhuāng gèng shíhuì, néng yòng hěn jiǔ.

Buying the big pack is more economical, and it lasts a long time.

买大包装的米更实惠。

Mǎi dà bāozhuāng de mǐ gèng shíhuì.

Buying rice in big bags is more economical.

买鞋子的话，我更看重耐用。

Mǎi xiézi dehuà, wǒ gèng kànzhòng nàiyòng.

When buying shoes, I care more about durability.

事情本可以处理得更好。

Shìqing běn kěyǐ chǔlǐ de gèng hǎo.

Things could've gone better.

事情比我们最初想象的更严重。

Shìqing bǐ wǒmen zuìchū xiǎngxiàng de gèng yánzhòng.

It was much worse than we initially thought.

人们常说没有什么比时间更重要。

Rénmen cháng shuō méiyǒu shénme bǐ shíjiān gèng zhòngyào.

It is often said that nothing is more precious than time.

人们需要更多的交流。

Rénmen xūyào gèng duō de jiāoliú.

People should get more involved.

人生里有更重要的事情。

Rénshēng lǐ yǒu gèng zhòngyào de shìqing.

There are more important things in life.

从现在起，你要更努力学习了。

Cóng xiànzài qǐ, nǐ yào gèng nǔlì xuéxíle.

You'll have to study harder from now on.

他不会英文，更不要说法语了。

Tā búhuì Yīngwén, gèng búyào shuō Fǎyǔ le.

He can't speak English, much less French.

他不会说英语，法语就更别说了。

Tā búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ, Fǎyǔ jiù gèng biéshuō le.

He cannot speak English, much less French.

他们要更多的钱。

Tāmen yào gèng duō de qián.

They want more money.

他应该花更多时间在这个研究上。

Tā yīnggāi huā gèng duō shíjiān zài zhège yánjiū shàng.

He should spend more time on this piece of research.

他很年轻，更重要的是，他很帅。

Tā hěn niánqīng, gèng zhòngyào de shì, tā hěn shuài.

He is young and, what is more, handsome.

他总想买更高档次的车。

Tā zǒng xiǎng mǎi gèng gāo dàngcì de chē.

He always wants to buy a car of a higher class.

他更愿意工作而不是无所事事。

Tā gèng yuànyì gōngzuò ér bú shì wúsuǒshìshì.

He preferred working to doing nothing.

他有能力比我做得更好。

Tā yǒu nénglì bǐ wǒ zuò de gèng hǎo.

He is able to do it better than I am.

他本应该更小心的。

Tā běn yīnggāi gèng xiǎoxīn de.

He should have been more careful.

他比以前学得更努力了。

Tā bǐ yǐqián xué de gèng nǔlì le.

He studies much harder than before.

他比您更刻苦。

Tā bǐ nín gèng kèkǔ.

He's even more hardworking than you are.

他自己的生存现在更重要了。

Tā zìjǐ de shēngcún xiànzài gèng zhòngyàole.

His own survival is more important now.

他认为法治比人治更公平。

Tā rènwéi fǎzhì bǐ rén zhì gèng gōngpíng.

He believes the rule of law is fairer than rule by individuals.

他说了半天，我反而更糊涂了。

Tā shuōle bàntiān, wǒ fǎn'ér gèng hútule.

After he talked for ages, I ended up even more confused.

他连字都不会念，更别说写了。

Tā lián zì dōu búhuì niàn, gèng biéshuō xiěle.

He can't even read, let alone write.

他非但没道歉，反而更生气了。

Tā fēidàn méi dàoqiàn, fǎn'ér gèng shēngqì le.

Not only did he not apologize, he got even angrier.

会员可以享受更多折扣。

Huìyuán kěyǐ xiǎngshòu gèng duō zhékòu.

Members can enjoy bigger discounts.

但还有更重要的一点。

Dàn háiyǒu gèng zhòngyào de yìdiǎn.

But there is a more important point.

你们从前很好，现在更好了。

Nǐmen cóngqián hěn hǎo, xiànzài gèng hǎole.

You all were very good before, and now you're even better.

你们的计划很好，可是我的更好。

Nǐmen de jìhuà hěn hǎo, kěshì wǒ de gèng hǎo.

Your plan is a good one, but mine is a better one.

你们需要更多耐心。

Nǐmen xūyào gèng duō nàixīn.

You need to be more patient.

你可能比你想的更聪明。

Nǐ kěnéng bǐ nǐ xiǎng de gèng cōngming.

You're probably smarter than you think.

你和爸爸更亲还是妈妈更亲？

Nǐ hé bàba gèng qīn háishi māma gèng qīn?

Are you closer to your mother or to your father?

你在这里的时候，我感到更安全。

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ de shíhou, wǒ gǎndào gèng ānquán.

When you're here, I feel safer.

你年龄足够大了，该了解更多。

Nǐ niánlíng zúgòu dàle, gāi liǎojiě gèng duō.

You're old enough to know better.

你应该更努力学习。

Nǐ yīnggāi gèng nǔlì xuéxí.

You should study harder.

你应该更努力学习英语。

Nǐ yīnggāi gèng nǔlì xuéxí Yīngyǔ.

You should study English harder.

你应该更小心的。

Nǐ yīnggāi gèng xiǎoxīn de.

You ought to have been more careful.

你应该更明智一点。

Nǐ yīnggāi gèng míngzhì yìdiǎn.

You should be more reasonable.

你应该更注意你说的话。

Nǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì nǐ shuō de huà.

You should pay more attention to what you say.

你应该要更努力的。

Nǐ yīnggāi yào gèng nǔlì de.

You should have worked harder.

你应该要更小心。

Nǐ yīnggāi yào gèng xiǎoxīn.

You should be more careful.

你应该要更小心的。

Nǐ yīnggāi yào gèng xiǎoxīn de.

You should have been more careful.

你应该要更快警告他的。

Nǐ yīnggāi yào gèng kuài jǐnggào tā de.

You should have warned him sooner.

你应该试着更有礼貌。

Nǐ yīnggāi shìzhe gèng yǒu lǐmào.

You should try to be more polite.

你必须更努力学习日语。

Nǐ bìxū gèng nǔlì xuéxí Rìyǔ.

You have to study Japanese harder.

你更喜欢哪个，这个还是那个？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan nǎge, zhège háishi nàge?

Which do you like better, this or that?

你更喜欢哪种书法字体？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng shūfǎ zìtǐ?

Which style of calligraphy do you like better?

你更喜欢工笔还是写意？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan gōngbǐ háishi xiěyì?

Do you prefer gongbi or freehand brushwork?

你有更好的理由吗？

Nǐ yǒu gèng hǎo de lǐyóu ma?

Do you have a better explanation?

你本应该更努力学习的。

Nǐ běn yīnggāi gèng nǔlì xuéxí de.

You should have studied harder.

你本应该更明白的。

Nǐ běn yīnggāi gèng míngbai de.

You should have known better.

你比以前更容易上课迟到了。

Nǐ bǐ yǐqián gèng róngyì shàngkè chídàole.

You've been late for school more often than before.

你比我更会下象棋。

Nǐ bǐ wǒ gèng huì xià xiàngqí.

You're a better chess player than me.

你的车很快，但是我的更快。

Nǐ de chē hěn kuài, dànshì wǒ de gèng kuài.

Your car is fast, but mine is faster.

你直接发邮件给他，更省事。

Nǐ zhíjiē fā yóujiàn gěi tā, gèng shěngshì.

It's easier if you just email him directly.

你真的觉得名利比健康更重要吗？

Nǐ zhēnde juéde mínglì bǐ jiànkāng gèng zhòngyào ma?

Do you really think fame and profit matter more than health?

你能想到更好的东西吗？

Nǐ néng xiǎngdào gèng hǎo de dōngxi ma?

Can you think of something better?

你能用更简单的话做解释吗？

Nǐ néng yòng gèng jiǎndān de huà zuò jiěshì ma?

Would you explain it in simpler terms?

你觉得你能做得更好吗？

Nǐ juéde nǐ néng zuò de gèng hǎo ma?

Do you think you could do better?

你觉得再加一点盐味道会更好？

Nǐ juéde zài jiā yìdiǎn yán wèidao huì gèng hǎo?

You think adding a little salt will make it taste much better?

你觉得哪个说法更贴切？

Nǐ juéde nǎge shuōfa gèng tiēqiè?

Which way of saying it do you think is more fitting?

你该学得更多。

Nǐ gāi xué de gèng duō.

You must study more.

信息时代学习更方便了。

Xìnxīshídài xuéxí gèng fāngbiànle.

Studying has become more convenient in the information age.

假说还需要更多实验证明。

Jiǎshuō hái xūyào gèng duō shíyàn zhèngmíng.

The hypothesis still needs more experiments to prove it.

做更多工作。

Zuò gèng duō gōngzuò.

Work more.

光缆比旧电线传得更快。

Guānglǎn bǐ jiù diànxiàn chuán de gèng kuài.

Optical cables transmit faster than old wires.

全球化让商品更便宜了。

Quánqiúhuà ràng shāngpǐn gèng piányile.

Globalization has made goods cheaper.

全球化让贸易更方便了。

Quánqiúhuà ràng màoyì gèng fāngbiànle.

Globalization has made trade more convenient.

公益事业需要更多志愿者。

Gōngyìshìyè xūyào gèng duō zhìyuànzhě.

Public welfare undertakings need more volunteers.

养子不易,教子更难

yǎngzǐ búyì,jiàozǐ gèng nán

raising a child is not easy, teaching a child is harder

内地的冬天比海边更干燥。

Nèidì de dōngtiān bǐ hǎibiān gèng gānzào.

Winters inland are drier than by the sea.

再检查一遍更稳妥。

Zài jiǎnchá yíbiàn gèng wěntuǒ.

It's safer to check one more time.

再没有比这更如意的办法了。

Zài méiyǒu bǐ zhè gèng rúyì de bànfǎ le.

There couldn’t be a more ideal solution than that.

农村迫切需要更多医生。

Nóngcūn pòqiè xūyào gèng duō yīshēng.

Rural areas urgently need more doctors.

出口少了，内需就更重要。

Chūkǒu shǎole, nèixū jiù gèng zhòngyào.

With exports down, domestic demand matters even more.

出国以后，他更想念本国的食物。

Chūguó yǐhòu, tā gèng xiǎngniàn běnguó de shíwù.

After going abroad, he missed his own country's food even more.

创业难,守业更难

chuàngyè nán,shǒuyè gèng nán

starting up is hard, keeping it going is harder

医学的发展让人们活得更长了。

Yīxué de fāzhǎn ràng rénmen huó de gèng chángle.

The advance of medical science has let people live longer.

双语的孩子学外语更快吗？

Shuāngyǔ de háizi xué wàiyǔ gèng kuài ma?

Do bilingual children learn foreign languages faster?

司机及时停车，避免了更多伤亡。

Sījī jíshí tíngchē, bìmiǎnle gèng duō shāngwáng.

The driver stopped in time and avoided more injuries and deaths.

吃了药以后，我反倒更难受了。

Chīle yào yǐhòu, wǒ fǎndào gèng nánshòule.

After taking the medicine, I actually felt worse.

合金通常比纯金属更硬。

Héjīn tōngcháng bǐ chún jīnshǔ gèng yìng.

Alloys are usually harder than pure metals.

咖啡和茶，我更喜欢前者。

Kāfēi hé chá, wǒ gèng xǐhuan qiánzhě.

Between coffee and tea, I prefer the former.

咖啡和茶，我更喜欢后者。

Kāfēi hé chá, wǒ gèng xǐhuan hòuzhě.

Coffee or tea? I prefer the latter.

咖啡店想招揽更多年轻客人。

Kāfēidiàn xiǎng zhāolǎn gèng duō niánqīng kèrén.

The café wants to attract more young customers.

哪个翻译更贴切？

Nǎge fānyì gèng tiēqiè?

Which translation is closer?

哪家通讯社的报道更可靠？

Nǎ jiā tōngxùnshè de bàodào gèng kěkào?

Which news agency's reporting is more reliable?

商人们都想谋取更大的市场。

Shāngrénmen dōu xiǎng móuqǔ gèng dà de shìchǎng.

The businessmen all want to strive for a bigger market.

商场想办法招揽更多顾客。

Shāngchǎng xiǎng bànfǎ zhāolǎn gèng duō gùkè.

The mall is finding ways to attract more customers.

商朝比周朝更早。

Shāngcháo bǐ zhōucháo gèng zǎo.

The Shang dynasty came earlier than the Zhou dynasty.

图片比文字更直观。

Túpiàn bǐ wénzì gèng zhíguān.

Pictures are more direct to the senses than words.

在你这个年纪你应该要更懂事。

Zài nǐ zhège niánjì nǐ yīnggāi yào gèng dǒngshì.

You ought to know better at your age.

在孟子看来，义比生命更重要。

Zài Mèngzǐ kànlai, yì bǐ shēngmìng gèng zhòngyào.

In Mencius's view, righteousness is more important than life.