<p>the answer should be like this：
比起Y，我更喜欢X</p>

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2014-04-04T15:48:05.487Z
Can you give an example using my question case?
null
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Griffin
<p>Chinese people don't say this. You can't force a language into any structure that happens to be common in English. 我喜歡X ("I like X") is good enough. Or 我更喜歡X ("I prefer X").</p>

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user43898
<p>the answer can be this:相比y，我更喜欢x</p>

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Can you give an example using my question case?
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user3521
<p>I prefer X to Y can be translated as:</p>

<ul>
<li>我喜欢X<strong>甚于</strong>Y</li>
<li><strong>比起</strong>Y<strong>来</strong>，我<strong>更加</strong>喜欢X</li>
<li>我喜欢X<strong>的程度要超过</strong>Y</li>
<li>我喜欢Y，<strong>更加</strong>喜欢X</li>
</ul>

<p>So,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I prefer eating fried rice over eating fried chicken.<br> 我喜欢炒饭<strong>胜过</strong>炸鸡</p>
</blockquote>

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2014-03-31T04:18:55.113Z
Just got a thought. Can I say like this? 我炒饭比炸较喜欢吃
null
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@suud People can understand you, it's just a little weird. You kinda of sound like Master Yoda.
Ave Maleficum
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I just corrected the word "than" to "over" in my question post, could you do the same in your answer? Btw there is a missing character (鸡) at above comment, it should be 我炒饭比炸鸡较喜欢吃.
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Ave Maleficum
<p>For example:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I prefer eating fried rice over fried chicken.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>How to say that in chinese?</p>

<p>How about this?</p>

<pre><code>我较喜欢吃炒饭比炸鸡
我炒饭比炸鸡较喜欢吃
</code></pre>

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2014-03-29T19:32:17.987Z
`我喜欢炒饭胜过炸鸡.` You can also say plainly, `比起炸鸡, 我更喜欢炒饭`.
user58955
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Actually in English we don't say this anyway. We would say "I prefer eating fried rice **to** fried chicken." or "I prefer eating fried rice **over** fried chicken."
hippietrail
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I agree with hippie, 'over' is what I would use here. As for the topic, what have you tried?
deutschZuid
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alright, I corrected the word in order not to confuse other people in future.
null
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Related: [A more direct translation for “I \[verb\] \[x\] more than \[y\]”](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/19454/a-more-direct-translation-for-i-verb-x-more-than-y)
Becky 李蓓
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How to say "I prefer x over y"?
# How to say "I prefer x over y"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-29)

For example:

I prefer eating fried rice over fried chicken.

How to say that in chinese?
How about this?
我较喜欢吃炒饭比炸鸡
我炒饭比炸鸡较喜欢吃

**Tags:** translation, grammar, comparison
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: `我喜欢炒饭胜过炸鸡.` You can also say plainly, `比起炸鸡, 我更喜欢炒饭`.  
> **username_2**: Actually in English we don't say this anyway. We would say "I prefer eating fried rice **to** fried chicken." or "I prefer eating fried rice **over** fried chicken."  
> **username_3**: I agree with hippie, 'over' is what I would use here. As for the topic, what have you tried?  
> **username_0**: alright, I corrected the word in order not to confuse other people in future.  
> **username_4**: Related: [A more direct translation for “I \[verb\] \[x\] more than \[y\]”](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/19454/a-more-direct-translation-for-i-verb-x-more-than-y)  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_8 on 2014-03-30. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

I prefer X to Y can be translated as:

* 我喜欢X**甚于**Y
* **比起**Y**来**，我**更加**喜欢X
* 我喜欢X**的程度要超过**Y
* 我喜欢Y，**更加**喜欢X

So,

> I prefer eating fried rice over eating fried chicken.  
>  我喜欢炒饭**胜过**炸鸡

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Just got a thought. Can I say like this? 我炒饭比炸较喜欢吃  
> **username_8**: @suud People can understand you, it's just a little weird. You kinda of sound like Master Yoda.  
> **username_0**: I just corrected the word "than" to "over" in my question post, could you do the same in your answer? Btw there is a missing character (鸡) at above comment, it should be 我炒饭比炸鸡较喜欢吃.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-04-04. Score: 2

the answer should be like this：
比起Y，我更喜欢X

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Can you give an example using my question case?  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2014-04-08. Score: 2

Chinese people don't say this. You can't force a language into any structure that happens to be common in English. 我喜歡X ("I like X") is good enough. Or 我更喜歡X ("I prefer X").


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### Answer by username_7 on 2014-04-05. Score: 2

the answer can be this:相比y，我更喜欢x

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Can you give an example using my question case?  

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