Grammar pattern · HSK 6

与…相比

与 + comparison target + 相比,statement

How it works

This written pattern establishes a comparison target before giving the contrast.

与短期成绩相比,长期能力更难衡量。

Yǔ duǎnqī chéngjì xiāngbǐ, chángqī nénglì gèng nán héngliáng.

Compared with short-term scores, long-term ability is harder to measure.

Common mistake: State the reference after 与 and the evaluated subject in the main clause.

Quick practice

与…相比 sets up…