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ID: QW0194 Intermediate
  How do you say "prefer" in Chinese? And how is that different from the various ways to express "rather"? This lesson analyzes the semantic differences and then offers some very practical phrases for the learner of Chinese.
Fri Apr 01 2011 | Connie, John, Liliana
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比较喜欢
bǐjiào xǐhuan
to comparatively like
坐飞机和坐火车，我比较喜欢坐飞机。
zuò fēijī hé zuò huǒchē ， wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan zuò fēijī 。
Between taking an airplane and a train, I prefer to fly.
我比较喜欢坐飞机，不太喜欢坐火车。
wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan zuò fēijī ， bùtài xǐhuan zuò huǒchē 。
I like to travel by plane. I don't really like traveling by train.
我比较喜欢喝咖啡，不太喜欢喝茶。
wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan hē kāfēi ， bùtài xǐhuan hēchá 。
I prefer to drink coffee. I don't really like to drink tea.
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