Breakdown of dàikuān dà de tàocān bǐjiào guì.
Questions & Answers about dàikuān dà de tàocān bǐjiào guì.
Why is the modifier 带宽大的 placed before 套餐?
Because in Chinese, modifiers normally come before the noun they describe.
Here, 带宽大的 is a descriptive phrase meaning something like whose bandwidth is large or with large bandwidth, and it modifies 套餐.
So the structure is:
带宽大的 + 套餐
= plans that have large bandwidth
This is a very common Chinese pattern:
[description] + 的 + noun
For example:
- 价格高的手机 = phones with high prices / expensive phones
- 速度快的网络 = networks with fast speeds
What is 的 doing in 带宽大的套餐?
的 links a descriptive phrase to the noun it modifies.
In this sentence:
- 带宽大 = the bandwidth is large
- 带宽大的套餐 = plans for which the bandwidth is large
So 的 turns 带宽大 into something that can describe 套餐.
A useful way to think about it is:
- 带宽大 = a statement
- 带宽大的套餐 = a noun phrase
Without 的, the phrase would sound wrong here.
Why is 大 used with 带宽? Why not a word like 高?
Chinese often uses 大 and 小 for quantities or capacities that English might describe in other ways.
So 带宽大 literally looks like bandwidth big, but it naturally means:
- high bandwidth
- large bandwidth
This is normal Chinese usage. In Chinese, 大 can describe things like:
- 声音大 = loud
- 雨大 = heavy rain
- 工作量大 = heavy workload
- 带宽大 = large/high bandwidth
So even if English uses a different adjective, Chinese may still use 大.
What does 比较 mean here?
Here 比较 means relatively, rather, or fairly.
So:
比较贵 = relatively expensive / rather expensive
It does not mean compare in this sentence.
That is because 比较 has more than one use:
verb: to compare
- 比较两个方案 = compare two plans
adverb: relatively / rather
- 这个比较贵 = this is relatively expensive
In your sentence, it is the second use.
Why is there no 很 before 贵?
Because 比较 is already acting as the degree adverb.
In Mandarin, predicate adjectives often need some kind of degree marker in ordinary statements. So instead of just saying:
- 套餐贵
Chinese often says:
- 套餐很贵
- 套餐比较贵
- 套餐特别贵
Here, 比较 fills that role, so 很 is not needed.
Can I say 带宽大的套餐很贵 instead?
Yes, you can.
Both are natural, but the nuance is different:
- 带宽大的套餐比较贵 = plans with large bandwidth are relatively / rather expensive
- 带宽大的套餐很贵 = plans with large bandwidth are expensive / very expensive
So 比较贵 sounds a bit softer or more relative, while 很贵 sounds stronger and more direct.
Why isn’t 比 used if there is some kind of comparison?
Because 比较 here does not introduce a specific comparison target.
- 比较贵 just means relatively expensive
- it does not explicitly say compared with what
If you want a direct comparison, you would use 比:
- 带宽大的套餐比带宽小的套餐贵。
= Plans with larger bandwidth are more expensive than plans with smaller bandwidth.
So:
- 比较贵 = relatively expensive
- 比……贵 = more expensive than...
Is 带宽大的套餐 the subject of the sentence?
Yes.
The sentence structure is:
带宽大的套餐 + 比较贵
So:
- 带宽大的套餐 = the plans with large bandwidth
- 比较贵 = are relatively expensive
That means the whole noun phrase 带宽大的套餐 is functioning as the subject.
Could I also say 带宽比较大的套餐比较贵?
Yes, and that is also natural.
There is a small difference in nuance:
- 带宽大的套餐比较贵 = plans with large bandwidth are relatively expensive
- 带宽比较大的套餐比较贵 = plans with relatively large bandwidth are relatively expensive
In the second version, the first 比较 modifies 大, so it softens 带宽大:
- 带宽大 = bandwidth is large
- 带宽比较大 = bandwidth is relatively large
So both are correct, but the second one sounds a bit more qualified.
Can 带宽大的 be used without 套餐?
Yes, if the noun is clear from context.
For example:
- 带宽大的比较贵。
This means something like:
- The high-bandwidth ones are relatively expensive.
In Chinese, the head noun can be omitted when it is already understood.
What exactly does 套餐 mean here?
套餐 originally means a set meal or combo, but in modern usage it is also very common for service plans, especially:
- phone plans
- internet plans
- data packages
- bundled service packages
So in this sentence, 套餐 means something like:
- plan
- package
- service package
The exact English translation depends on context, but in telecom or internet contexts, plan is often the best choice.
Can 贵 be used without saying what something costs?
Yes. 贵 simply means expensive, and Chinese does not need to mention the actual price.
So:
- 这个套餐贵。 = This plan is expensive.
- 那个比较贵。 = That one is relatively expensive.
This works just like English. You only mention the actual price if you want to be specific.
Is this sentence making a general statement?
Yes.
It sounds like a general observation:
- plans with larger bandwidth tend to be more expensive
There is no classifier, no number, and no specific determiner like 这个 or 那些, so the sentence reads naturally as a broad statement rather than talking about one particular plan.
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