<p>You need a complementary sentence to understand this better.</p>

<p>Let’s say “Daniel is very fierce.”</p>

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  <p>丹尼尔很凶。</p>
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<p>With the context that Daniel is fierce, you can then compare Mary’s temperament using the grammatical structure you have shown.</p>

<p>相比起来则 comprises 相比起来 + 则.</p>

<p>相比起来 means “when you compare (Mary and Daniel)”</p>

<p>则 is a word which performs the function of “then, thus, therefore”.</p>

<p>You can then read the sentence as “Compared to Daniel, Mary is much milder.”</p>

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2020-04-27T14:07:42.383Z
Thank you so much for you answer. I understand more clearly now but why 起来 use after 相比?
Khang
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It’s to show “completion” of your action
Axel Tong
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<p>I try to fine the grammar for this sentence:</p>

<p>Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. + 很多 (Expressing "much more" in comparisons)</p>

<p>But in not the same as:
玛丽<strong>相比起来则</strong>温和+得多.</p>

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What does 相比起来则 in this sentence?
# What does 相比起来则 in this sentence?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-27)

I try to fine the grammar for this sentence:

Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. + 很多 (Expressing "much more" in comparisons)

But in not the same as:
玛丽**相比起来则**温和+得多.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-27. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

You need a complementary sentence to understand this better.

Let’s say “Daniel is very fierce.”

> 丹尼尔很凶。

With the context that Daniel is fierce, you can then compare Mary’s temperament using the grammatical structure you have shown.

相比起来则 comprises 相比起来 + 则.

相比起来 means “when you compare (Mary and Daniel)”

则 is a word which performs the function of “then, thus, therefore”.

You can then read the sentence as “Compared to Daniel, Mary is much milder.”

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you so much for you answer. I understand more clearly now but why 起来 use after 相比?  
> **username_1**: It’s to show “completion” of your action  

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