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我们wǒmen　比bǐ　她tā　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen bǐ tā gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
We like watching movies more than she does.
我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē chá.
I prefer drinking tea.
他tā　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　上海Shànghǎi，　她tā　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　北京Běijīng。tā gèng xǐhuan Shànghǎi, tā gèng xǐhuan Běijīng.
He likes Shanghai more; she likes Beijing more.
这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　不bú　太tài　合适héshì，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　蓝色lánsè。Zhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
他Tā　觉得juéde　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　比bǐ　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu　更gèng　合适héshì。Tā juéde chuān lánsè de yīfu bǐ chuān hóngsè de yīfu gèng héshì.
He thinks wearing blue clothes is more suitable than wearing red ones.
她Tā　不bú　看kàn　新闻xīnwén，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　电视diànshì　节目jiémù。Tā bú kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.
她Tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　房间fángjiān　上网shàngwǎng，　觉得juéde　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　更gèng　舒服shūfu。Tā bù xǐhuan zài fángjiān shàngwǎng, juéde zài gōngyuán lǐ gèng shūfu.
She doesn’t like going online in her room; she feels it’s more comfortable in the park.
她tā　觉得juéde　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　去qù　机jī场chǎng　比bǐ　坐zuò　公交车gōngjiāochē　更gèng　方fāng便biàn。tā juéde zuò dìtiě qù jīchǎng bǐ zuò gōngjiāochē gèng fāngbiàn.
She thinks taking the subway to the airport is more convenient than taking the bus.
她tā　觉得juéde　只zhǐ　看kàn　新闻xīnwén　太tài　无聊wúliáo，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电diàn影yǐng　和hé　照片zhàopiàn。tā juéde zhǐ kàn xīnwén tài wúliáo, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé zhàopiàn.
She feels that just watching the news is too boring; she prefers watching movies and looking at photos.
周末zhōumò　她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　裙子qúnzi，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　舒服shūfu　的de　裤子kùzi　和hé　运动鞋yùndòngxié。zhōumò tā bù xǐhuan chuān qúnzi, gèng xǐhuan chuān shūfu de kùzi hé yùndòngxié.
On weekends she doesn’t like wearing skirts; she prefers comfortable pants and sneakers.
比起bǐqǐ　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　饭店fàndiàn，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　轻松qīngsōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　聊天liáotiān。bǐqǐ zài chǎo de fàndiàn, wǒ gèng xǐhuan zài qīngsōng de kāfēiguǎn liáotiān.
Compared with noisy restaurants, I prefer chatting in a relaxed café.
比起bǐqǐ　一直yìzhí　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　上网shàngwǎng，　她tā　觉得juéde　去qù　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù　更gèng　能néng　放松fàngsōng　自己zìjǐ。bǐqǐ yìzhí zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, tā juéde qù gōngyuán pǎobù gèng néng fàngsōng zìjǐ.
Compared with being online in her room all the time, she feels that running in the park relaxes her more.
比起bǐqǐ　别人biérén　从来cónglái　不bú　看kàn　说明shuōmíng，　他tā　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　更gèng　安心ānxīn。bǐqǐ biérén cónglái bú kàn shuōmíng, tā juéde zìjǐ gèng ānxīn.
Compared with people who never read the instructions, he feels more at ease.
天气tiānqì　热rè　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　冰bīng　茶chá。tiānqì rè de shíhou, wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē bīng chá.
When the weather is hot, I prefer drinking iced tea.
那个nàge　男孩子nánháizi　很hěn　聪明cōngming，　可是kěshì　老师lǎoshī　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　那个nàge　女孩子nǚháizi，　因为yīnwèi　她tā　既jì　聪明cōngming　又yòu　诚实chéngshí。nàge nánháizi hěn cōngming, kěshì lǎoshī gèng xǐhuan nàge nǚháizi, yīnwèi tā jì cōngming yòu chéngshí.
That boy is very smart, but the teacher likes that girl more, because she is both smart and honest.
中午zhōngwǔ　要是yàoshi　有空yǒukòng，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　午睡wǔshuì　一会儿yíhuìr，　下午xiàwǔ　上课shàngkè　更gèng　轻松qīngsōng。zhōngwǔ yàoshi yǒukòng, wǒ xǐhuan wǔshuì yíhuìr, xiàwǔ shàngkè gèng qīngsōng.
If I have time at noon, I like to take a nap for a while, and class in the afternoon feels easier.
比起bǐqǐ　驾驶证jiàshǐzhèng　到期dàoqī　以后yǐhòu　换证huànzhèng，　提前tíqián　换证huànzhèng　更gèng　方便fāngbiàn。bǐqǐ jiàshǐzhèng dàoqī yǐhòu huànzhèng, tíqián huànzhèng gèng fāngbiàn.
Compared with renewing after the driving licence expires, renewing early is more convenient.
比起bǐqǐ　复印件fùyìnjiàn，　原件yuánjiàn　更gèng　重要zhòngyào。bǐqǐ fùyìnjiàn, yuánjiàn gèng zhòngyào.
Compared with the photocopy, the original document is more important.
比起bǐqǐ　在zài　车管所chēguǎnsuǒ　取号qǔhào，　网上wǎngshàng　换证huànzhèng　更gèng　方便fāngbiàn。bǐqǐ zài chēguǎnsuǒ qǔhào, wǎngshàng huànzhèng gèng fāngbiàn.
Compared with getting a queue number at the vehicle administration office, renewing online is more convenient.
比起bǐqǐ　寄到jìdào　家jiā，　我wǒ　更gèng　想xiǎng　自取zìqǔ　驾驶证jiàshǐzhèng。bǐqǐ jìdào jiā, wǒ gèng xiǎng zìqǔ jiàshǐzhèng.
Compared with having it mailed home, I would rather collect the driving licence in person.
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