2.4 比較・対比: N1とN2とどちら [Which is …, N1 or N2?]

ここからA駅とB駅とどちらが近いですか。

Which is closer, A station or B station from here?

從這裏到A站和B站哪個更近？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
ここから	koko-kara	modifiers	from here
A駅	A eki	subject	A station
と	to	particles	and
B駅	B eki	subject	B station
どちらが	dochira-ga	subject	which one
近いですか	chikai-desu-ka	predicate	is closer?

A station is closer.

A站比較近。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
A駅	Aeki	subject	Station A
の	no	particles	possessive marker
ほうが	ho-ga	modifiers	more
近い	chikai	predicate	close
です	desu	verb conjugations	is

Which day is more convenient, Saturday or Sunday?

星期六和星期天哪一天比較方便？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
土曜日	doyo-bi	modifiers	Saturday
と	to	particles	and
日曜日	nichiyo-bi	modifiers	Sunday
と	to	particles	and
どちら	dochira	subject	which
が	ga	particles	subject marker
つごう	tsugo-u	subject	convenience
がいいですか	ga-ii-desu-ka	predicate	is better?

Either one is fine.

隨便都可以。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
どちらでもいいですよ	dochira-demo-ii-desu-yo	predicate	It’s fine either way

Which one arrives at station A faster, this train or the following express?

這輛火車和後面的特快列車哪個會更快地到達A站？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この電車と	kono densha to	subject	This train and
後の急行と	ato no kyuukou to	subject	the later express train and
どちらが	dochira ga	subject	Which (subject marker)
早く	hayaku	modifiers	quickly
A駅に	A eki ni	modifiers	to Station A
着きますか	tsukimasu ka	predicate	will arrive (polite)

The later express arrives 7 minutes earlier.

後面的快車比較早到7分鐘。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
後の急行のほうが	go-no-kyu-ko—no-ho—ga	modifiers	the express train after
7分早く	nana-fun hayaku	modifiers	7 minutes earlier
着きますよ	tsuki-masu-yo	predicate	will arrive

Which of these copy papers and those copy papers do you use more?

你使用這種複印紙和還是那種複印紙比較多？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
このコピー用紙と	kono kopi youshi to	subject	This copy paper and
そのコピー用紙と	sono kopi youshi to	subject	that copy paper and
どちらを	dochira o	subject	Which (object marker)
たくさん	takusan	modifiers	a lot
使いますか	tsukaimasu ka	predicate	will use (polite)

Which sweater is better, this one or that one?

這件毛衣和那件毛衣哪件更好？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
このセーターと	kono seetaa to	subject	This sweater and
あのセーターと	ano seetaa to	subject	that sweater and
どっちが	docchi ga	subject	Which (subject marker)
いい?	ii?	predicate	is better?

That side is prettier.

那邊更漂亮。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
あっちの	acchi no	modifiers	that side’s
ほうが	hou ga	modifiers	is better (comparative marker)
きれいよ	kirei yo	predicate	is beautiful (emphatic)