裙子
skirt
HSK 3
Lesson 7 · 那条裙子比短裤更好看
What you'll learn
Compare clothing and shopping choices with `着` in serial verbs, `不比`, and the degree complement `极了`.
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Listen and Read
Compare clothes and decide how to go to the shop.
小雨
商场里新开了一家衣服店，我们走着去吧。
A new clothing store opened in the mall. Let’s walk there.
小林
好。那条裙子看起来漂亮极了。
Good. That skirt looks extremely pretty.
小雨
可是短裤也不错，颜色不比裙子差。
But the shorts are also good. The color is not worse than the skirt.
小林
你先试试裙子，再看看短裤合不合适。
Try the skirt first, then see whether the shorts fit.
小雨
我觉得裙子比短裤更好看。
I think the skirt looks better than the shorts.
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Core Words
Practice the words that carry this lesson's dialogue, patterns, and final question.
短裤
shorts
商场
shopping mall
颜色
color
试
to try
合适
suitable; fitting
走着去
to go by walking
极了
extremely
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Pattern: `verb + 着 + verb`
动词 + 着 + 动词
`着` after the first verb shows the state or manner while doing the second action.
我们走着去商场吧。
Let’s walk to the mall.
她拿着衣服去试。
She takes the clothes and goes to try them on.
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Pattern: `A 不比 B + adjective`
A + 不比 + B + 形容词
This pattern says A is not more or less than B in the stated way, often to disagree with a comparison.
短裤不比裙子便宜。
The shorts are not cheaper than the skirt.
这件衣服不比那件难看。
This piece of clothing is not uglier than that one.
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Pattern: `adjective + 极了`
形容词 + 极了
`极了` strongly emphasizes a high degree, like “extremely.”
这条裙子漂亮极了。
This skirt is extremely pretty.
今天热极了。
It is extremely hot today.
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Learning Note
`更` makes a direct comparison stronger.
`比...更...` says one item is even more in that quality. Use it when both items have the quality, but one is stronger.
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Practice
Choose the `不比` sentence.
You want to say the shorts are not worse-looking than the skirt.
Which sentence uses `不比` correctly?
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Practice
Choose the manner sentence with `着`.
You want to say someone walks while wearing a red skirt.
Which sentence is natural?