Comparison with 比 (6)
In a 比 comparison where the verb has both an object and a complement of state, the sentence can be built two ways: front the object, or repeat the verb.
If the verb is a 离合词 (separable verb), its verbal half is the part repeated.
Form 1: front the object
Object + A + 比 + B + verb + 得 + state
你跑步跑得比我快
你nǐyou
跑步pǎobùrun
跑得pǎo dehow one runs
比我bǐ wǒthan me
快kuàifast
Here 跑步 is a separable verb, so its verbal half 跑 is repeated:
跑步 → 跑步跑得……
白家月汉字写得比陈天中好
白家月Bái JiāyuèBai Jiayue
汉字HànzìChinese characters
写得xiě dehow one writes
比陈天中bǐ Chén Tiānzhōngthan Chen Tianzhong
好hǎowell
Here the object 汉字 has been moved in front of the verb.
Form 2: repeat the verb
When the verb has an object, the verb may be repeated.
A + verb + object + verb + 得 + 比 + B + state
他踢足球比我踢得好
他tāhe
踢足球tī zúqiúplay football
比我bǐ wǒthan me
踢得好tī de hǎoplays well
Here the verb is used again:
踢足球 + 踢得好
Quick rule
When the verb takes an object plus a 得 complement, two forms are possible.
Front the object: object + A + 比 + B + verb + 得 + state
汉字写得比他好 — writes characters better than he does
Repeat the verb: A + verb + object + verb + 得 + 比 + B + state
踢足球踢得比我好 — plays football better than I do
If the verb is separable, its verbal half is repeated.
跑步 → 跑步跑得……
你跑步跑得比我快。— You run faster than I do.