汉至清之“比”字句

The "Comparison Sentences"from Han to Qing Dynasty

汉至清三个时期的“比”字句均能表示平比、较比、差比三种比较关系 ,结构丰富 ,各有特点。“比”字相应地为等比动词、一般行为动词、介词。三种“比”字句在各个时期出现频率的高低 ,标志着它们各自地位的不同 ,勾勒出“比”

There are three comparative relations among those 'comparison sentences' from Han to Qing Dynasty:equal comparison,general comparison and unequal comarison, their structures being various yet each one having its own feature.The word for 'comparison' is accordingly a comparative verb,notional verb or preposition.The frequency of occurrence of the above in the different dynasty signifies their different roles,showing the evolutional outline of the 'comparison sentences'.