<p>The first sentence is just fine, because there're also ellipsis in Chinese. You can also skip the last <code>的</code> in the first sentence, so you'd get <code>今年的教材比去年好。</code>.</p>

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2021-08-16T01:10:02.753Z
2021-08-16T01:10:02.753Z
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<p>I want to say:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>This year's teaching material is better than last year's</p>
</blockquote>
<p>今年的教材比去年的好。</p>
<p>Is the above correct or do I have to include 教材 again?</p>
<p>今年的教材比去年的教材好。</p>
<p>In English one doesn't have to repeat ''teaching material''. I am wondering if the same goes for Chinese.</p>

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2021-08-15T00:57:34.710Z
Both are fine. It's a valid omission.
dan
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2021-08-15T01:48:39.570Z
You don't need to repeat.
r13
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2021-08-15T03:48:16.660Z
Further to other commentators' recommendations, I would omit the 2nd "的" which is not "wrong" per se but stylistically unnecessary. Fine Chinese writing favors structural brevity and abhors non-productive repetitions and verbosity.
Wayne Cheah
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What is the best way to express "this year's teaching material is better than last year's"?
# What is the best way to express "this year's teaching material is better than last year's"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-15)

I want to say:

> This year's teaching material is better than last year's

今年的教材比去年的好。

Is the above correct or do I have to include 教材 again?

今年的教材比去年的教材好。

In English one doesn't have to repeat ''teaching material''. I am wondering if the same goes for Chinese.

**Tags:** translation, grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Both are fine. It's a valid omission.  
> **username_2**: You don't need to repeat.  
> **username_3**: Further to other commentators' recommendations, I would omit the 2nd "的" which is not "wrong" per se but stylistically unnecessary. Fine Chinese writing favors structural brevity and abhors non-productive repetitions and verbosity.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2021-08-16. Score: 1

The first sentence is just fine, because there're also ellipsis in Chinese. You can also skip the last `的` in the first sentence, so you'd get `今年的教材比去年好。`.


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