<p>"哥哥比姐姐高" is correct. The next sentence <em>"you learn more words by listening than by reading"</em> can be translated like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>听力比阅读更能提高你的词汇量<br>
  <sub>ting li bi yue du geng neng ti gao ni de ci hui liang</sub></p>
</blockquote>

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2014-03-31T02:01:41.927Z
It can be also translated as: 与其通过阅读，倒还不如通过多听提高词汇量。It means "……rather than……".
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Welcome to the site. An upvote to get you started.
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grace
<p>You could simply translate "than" into "比" in Chinese, but in Chinese, there are several different patterns for comparison.</p>

<p>grace's answer is good, but I think his translation is more likely a liberal translation(I would like to translate that Chinese sentence into English word by word: <em>Listening can enlarge your vocabulary more than reading</em> .You see, the subject and object are different from the original sentence). By translating the English words into Chinese one by one, you get:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>You learn more words by listening than by reading.<br>
  你    学习 更多  词汇  通过   听力    比  通过  阅读</p>
</blockquote>

<p>To keep the sentence structure the same, I would like to use the pattern below:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>相比于</strong>阅读，通过听力你(可以*)学习更多的词汇。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>*I think you need a model verb, such as "may" or "can" in your original sentence, that's why I add "可以" here.</p>

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Huang
<p>you already have the answer! just remember when using 比, having an adjective at the end makes it very easy to build sentences, such as 高 in your first example.</p>
<p>building on what you already know, a more colloquial way of saying your second sentence could be:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>如果你要學單字，用聽的 <em>比</em> 用讀的 <em>快</em> 。</p>
<p>(if you want to learn words, listening if faster than reading.)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>you can also swap 快 with 有效 (effective) or 有效率 (efficient)。</p>

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user3399723
<p>&quot;You learn more words by listening than by reading.&quot; 直接翻译成 &quot;用听的比用读的你学了更多单词。&quot; 但是这句话听起来怪怪的。缺少了点什么信息。</p>
<p>所以下面两种选一个？</p>
<ul>
<li><p>&quot;用听的比用读的你可以学会更多单词。&quot; &quot;You can learn more words by listening than by reading.&quot;</p>
</li>
<li><p>&quot;用听的比用读的你已经学了更多单词。&quot; &quot;You learned more words by listening than by reading.&quot;</p>
</li>
</ul>

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bronze man
<p>I know how to use 比 in simple sentences like </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>哥哥比姐姐高 (my big brother is taller than my big sister)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Would it be used for other sentences like</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>You learn more words by listening than by reading.</p>
</blockquote>

<grammar><comparison>
Using 比 (bǐ) for comparison
# Using 比 (bǐ) for comparison

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-01-28)

I know how to use 比 in simple sentences like

> 哥哥比姐姐高 (my big brother is taller than my big sister)

Would it be used for other sentences like

> You learn more words by listening than by reading.

**Tags:** grammar, comparison


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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-01-28. Score: 10

"哥哥比姐姐高" is correct. The next sentence *"you learn more words by listening than by reading"* can be translated like:

> 听力比阅读更能提高你的词汇量  
> ting li bi yue du geng neng ti gao ni de ci hui liang

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Welcome to the site. An upvote to get you started.  
> **username_2**: It can be also translated as: 与其通过阅读，倒还不如通过多听提高词汇量。It means "……rather than……".  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2012-01-29. Score: 2

You could simply translate "than" into "比" in Chinese, but in Chinese, there are several different patterns for comparison.

username_1's answer is good, but I think his translation is more likely a liberal translation(I would like to translate that Chinese sentence into English word by word: *Listening can enlarge your vocabulary more than reading* .You see, the subject and object are different from the original sentence). By translating the English words into Chinese one by one, you get:

> You learn more words by listening than by reading.  
> 你 学习 更多 词汇 通过 听力 比 通过 阅读

To keep the sentence structure the same, I would like to use the pattern below:

> **相比于**阅读，通过听力你(可以\*)学习更多的词汇。

\*I think you need a model verb, such as "may" or "can" in your original sentence, that's why I add "可以" here.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-03-30. Score: 1

you already have the answer! just remember when using 比, having an adjective at the end makes it very easy to build sentences, such as 高 in your first example.

building on what you already know, a more colloquial way of saying your second sentence could be:

> 如果你要學單字，用聽的 *比* 用讀的 *快* 。
>
> (if you want to learn words, listening if faster than reading.)

you can also swap 快 with 有效 (effective) or 有效率 (efficient)。


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### Answer by username_6 on 2022-07-22. Score: 1

"You learn more words by listening than by reading." 直接翻译成 "用听的比用读的你学了更多单词。" 但是这句话听起来怪怪的。缺少了点什么信息。

所以下面两种选一个？

* "用听的比用读的你可以学会更多单词。" "You can learn more words by listening than by reading."
* "用听的比用读的你已经学了更多单词。" "You learned more words by listening than by reading."


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