yǔ zhī xiāngbǐ...
compared with that... (与之相比……)
与之相比 means “compared with that.” 之 refers back to the previous item or situation.
Exemplo principal
传统方法成本较高,与之相比,新方法更灵活。
Chuántǒng fāngfǎ chéngběn jiào gāo, yǔ zhī xiāngbǐ, xīn fāngfǎ gèng línghuó.
Traditional methods have higher costs; compared with them, the new method is more flexible.
HSK 6
HSK 6
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Resumo da lição
Read the sample sentence and notice how 与之相比…… works in the frame: 与之相比,A.
Use this phrase when the comparison target has already been introduced. It is more explicit than 相比之下 because 之 points back to a specific previous item. Make sure the following clause compares a different item, not the same one.
Estrutura gramatical
与之相比,A
compares the following item with the previously mentioned one
传统方法成本较高,与之相比,新方法更灵活。
Chuántǒng fāngfǎ chéngběn jiào gāo, yǔ zhī xiāngbǐ, xīn fāngfǎ gèng línghuó.
Traditional methods have higher costs; compared with them, the new method is more flexible.
Complete a lacuna: