比较, 相当: “fairly”, “quite”

比较 + adjective is “fairly”: 比较冷 is coolish, less than 很冷. 相当 is “quite”, a notch stronger. Don't confuse it with 比 in comparisons: 他比我高, “he is taller than me”.

Examples

• 北京的冬天比较冷。 Běijīng de dōngtiān bǐjiào lěng. Winters in Beijing are fairly cold.
• 这个办法比较麻烦。 Zhège bànfǎ bǐjiào máfan. This method is fairly troublesome.
• 这个问题相当难。 Zhège wèntí xiāngdāng nán. This question is quite hard.

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