<p>Here's my take on it.</p>

<p><code>更好</code> = "<em>even</em> better." For example, <code>X很好。Y更好。= "X is good. Y is even better."</code> This comparison could be over time too: <code>X已经很好，现在更好了 = "X was already good, now it's even better."</code></p>

<p><code>比较好</code> = "better", without an implication that the object of comparison was/is already good. So, it's acceptable to say <code>X不怎么样，Y比较好。= "X kind of sucks, Y is better"</code></p>

<p>For more example sentences, check out Allset's grammar wiki: <a href="http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Even_more%22_with_%22geng%22">更 geng</a> and <a href="http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22rather%22_with_%22bijiao%22">比较 bijiao</a>.</p>

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<p>I'm confused about the difference between 更好 and 比较好. Since both seem to mean "better", how are these used differently? In what cases would you use them?</p>

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Difference between 更好 and 比较好?
# Difference between 更好 and 比较好?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-01-25)

I'm confused about the difference between 更好 and 比较好. Since both seem to mean "better", how are these used differently? In what cases would you use them?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-01-25. Score: 12

Here's my take on it.

`更好` = "*even* better." For example, `X很好。Y更好。= "X is good. Y is even better."` This comparison could be over time too: `X已经很好，现在更好了 = "X was already good, now it's even better."`

`比较好` = "better", without an implication that the object of comparison was/is already good. So, it's acceptable to say `X不怎么样，Y比较好。= "X kind of sucks, Y is better"`

For more example sentences, check out Allset's grammar wiki: [更 geng](http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Even_more%22_with_%22geng%22) and [比较 bijiao](http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22rather%22_with_%22bijiao%22).


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