<p>要 here is for emphasis, it can be removed and the sentence's meaning wouldn't change.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>信用卡比现金方便多了 = Credit cards are more convenient than cash</p>
</li>
<li><p>信用卡比现金[要]方便多了 = Credit cards are [way] more convenient than cash</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>太 too is for emphasis here</p>
<ul>
<li><p>方便多了 = much more convenient</p>
</li>
<li><p>方便[太]多了 = [too] much more convenient</p>
</li>
</ul>

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2023-03-05T01:38:02.490Z
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Tang Ho
<p>There's more sentences that has the same meaning, for example:
[要]和现金比，信用卡[可]方便多了。
和现金比，信用卡[可要]方便多了。</p>
<p>note that the [要] in the 1st sentence means 'if' (要是 or 如果 or 若论), and 2nd's [要] and another [可]s are both for emphasis. You can remove them:
和现金比，信用卡方便[多了]。</p>
<p>If you also remove [多了], then the sentence becomes more affirmative:
和现金比，信用卡方便。</p>
<p>Or say it affirmative like this:
信用卡[要]比现金方便。</p>
<p>The original sentence you write here is more emotional:
信用卡比现金[要]方便多了。</p>

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2023-03-05T08:55:39.287Z
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David Koree
<blockquote>
<p>信用卡比现金要方便多了。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I think that 要 can be removed from the above sentence to convey the same meaning of the original sentence.</p>
<p>I looked up for several online dictionaries but still haven't got the meaning(s) of 要 which is used here.</p>
<p>BTW can I interpret 了 which is used here is of &quot;太 〜 了&quot;? I mean that 方便多了 is an abbreviation of &quot;方便太多了&quot;</p>

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2023-03-05T18:20:06.653Z
I don't know which dictionaries have you checked. But its meaning is 'relatively ... compared to something'(see e.g. the 10th meaning in [this page](https://hanyu.baidu.com/zici/s?from=aladdin&query=%E8%A6%81&srcid=51368&wd=%E8%A6%81) ). This usage is quite standard as you can find in any dictionaries.
Lucellia Kassel
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2023-03-05T23:12:56.270Z
I've been mostly using eng-to-chn or chn-to-eng dictionaries. I think I should start using a chn-to-chn dictionary from now.
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Meanings and roles of 要 inside 信用卡比现金要方便多了。
# Meanings and roles of 要 inside 信用卡比现金要方便多了。

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-05)

> 信用卡比现金要方便多了。

I think that 要 can be removed from the above sentence to convey the same meaning of the original sentence.

I looked up for several online dictionaries but still haven't got the meaning(s) of 要 which is used here.

BTW can I interpret 了 which is used here is of "太 〜 了"? I mean that 方便多了 is an abbreviation of "方便太多了"

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't know which dictionaries have you checked. But its meaning is 'relatively ... compared to something'(see e.g. the 10th meaning in [this page](https://hanyu.baidu.com/zici/s?from=aladdin&query=%E8%A6%81&srcid=51368&wd=%E8%A6%81) ). This usage is quite standard as you can find in any dictionaries.  
> **username_0**: I've been mostly using eng-to-chn or chn-to-eng dictionaries. I think I should start using a chn-to-chn dictionary from now.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-03-05. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

要 here is for emphasis, it can be removed and the sentence's meaning wouldn't change.

* 信用卡比现金方便多了 = Credit cards are more convenient than cash
* 信用卡比现金[要]方便多了 = Credit cards are [way] more convenient than cash

太 too is for emphasis here

* 方便多了 = much more convenient
* 方便[太]多了 = [too] much more convenient


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-03-05. Score: 0

There's more sentences that has the same meaning, for example:
[要]和现金比，信用卡[可]方便多了。
和现金比，信用卡[可要]方便多了。

note that the [要] in the 1st sentence means 'if' (要是 or 如果 or 若论), and 2nd's [要] and another [可]s are both for emphasis. You can remove them:
和现金比，信用卡方便[多了]。

If you also remove [多了], then the sentence becomes more affirmative:
和现金比，信用卡方便。

Or say it affirmative like this:
信用卡[要]比现金方便。

The original sentence you write here is more emotional:
信用卡比现金[要]方便多了。


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