tā de zhèngzhuàng bǐ zuótiān hǎozhuǎn duō le.

Her symptoms are much better than yesterday.

Breakdown of tā de zhèngzhuàng bǐ zuótiān hǎozhuǎn duō le.

• 的de: possessive particle
• 她tā: she
• 了le: change-of-state particle

Questions & Answers about tā de zhèngzhuàng bǐ zuótiān hǎozhuǎn duō le.

Why is 的 used in 她的症状?

的 marks possession or association. So 她的症状 means her symptoms.

A useful way to see it is:

• 她 = she / her
• 她的 = her
• 她的症状 = her symptoms

In English, her changes form, but in Chinese, 她 stays the same and 的 shows the possessive relationship.

What does 症状 mean exactly? Is it the same as 病?

症状 means symptoms, such as fever, cough, pain, dizziness, and so on.

It is not the same as 病:

• 病 = illness / disease
• 症状 = symptoms of the illness

So 她的症状 focuses on the signs of her condition, not the disease itself.

How does 比 work in this sentence?

比 is the basic comparison marker in Chinese. It works like than in English, but the structure is different.

The pattern is:

A + 比 + B + predicate

In this sentence:

• A = 她的症状
• B = 昨天
• predicate = 好转多了

So the sentence literally works like:

Her symptoms, compared with yesterday, have improved a lot more.

A more natural English translation is:

Her symptoms are much better than yesterday.