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比 for comparisons

比 goes between the two things being compared, and the adjective stays exactly as it is.

Adjectives never change shape in Chinese, so there is no taller or tallest to learn. A comparison is A 比 B adjective, and any amount goes after the adjective. There is no direct opposite of 比: for less, turn the sentence round or use 没有, which reads as does not have as much. 一样 covers sameness and pairs with 跟.

Examples

我比你高 gāoI'm taller than you
他比我大两岁 liǎng suìhe's two years older than methe amount comes last
我没有你高 méiyǒu gāoI'm not as tall as you
这两个一样zhè liǎng yàngthese two are the same

Watch out

The mistake this causes

Leaving 很 in, as in 我比你很高. The 很 exists to stop a bare adjective sounding unfinished, and a comparison already finishes it.