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In Chinese, there is another way to make comparisons. You can use [[%22meiyou%22_as_a_Verb|没有(méiyǒu)]] to express that something is "not as" as something else. | In Chinese, there is another way to make comparisons. You can use [[%22meiyou%22_as_a_Verb|没有(méiyǒu)]] to express that something is "not as" as something else. | ||
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As well as with [[Basic comparisons with "bi"|比]] (bǐ), you can also use 没有 (méiyǒu) to make basic comparisons. You could think of 没有 (méiyǒu) as the opposite of 比 (bǐ) - it works in the same way, but rather than expressing "more... than..." it expresses "not as... as...": | As well as with [[Basic comparisons with "bi"|比]] (bǐ), you can also use 没有 (méiyǒu) to make basic comparisons. You could think of 没有 (méiyǒu) as the opposite of 比 (bǐ) - it works in the same way, but rather than expressing "more... than..." it expresses "not as... as...": | ||
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In Chinese, there is another way to make comparisons. You can use 没有(méiyǒu) to express that something is "not as" as something else.
Basic pattern
As well as with 比 (bǐ), you can also use 没有 (méiyǒu) to make basic comparisons. You could think of 没有 (méiyǒu) as the opposite of 比 (bǐ) - it works in the same way, but rather than expressing "more... than..." it expresses "not as... as...":
Noun 1 + 没有 + Noun 2 + Adjective
In this structure, the noun that's placed first is less "adjective" than the second noun (hence 没有 (méiyǒu) being like 比 (bǐ) in reverse). So in the sentence:
- 小张 没有 小李 高 。 Xiao Zhang is not as tall as Xiao Li.
小李 (Xiǎo lǐ) is taller. The same situation could be described as:
- 小李 没有 小张 矮 。 Xiao Li is not as short as Xiao Zhang.
Examples
- 你 没有 我 胖 。 You are not as fat as me. (You do not have my fatness.）
- 他们 没有 我们 酷 。 They are not as cool as us. (They do not have the coolness we have.)
- 火车 没有 飞机 快 。 Train is not as fast airplane. (This car does not have the speed of that other car.)
- 上海 没有 北京 冷 。 Shanghai is not as cold as Beijing.
- 我 没有 你 聪明 。 I am not as clever as you.
- 中国 没有 美国 大 。 China is not as big as the USA.
- 这 本 书 没有 那 本 书 有意思 。 This book is not as interesting as that book.
- 中国 菜 没有 西餐 好吃 。 The Chinese food is not better to eat than western style food.
- 学 中文 没有 学 英文 容易 。 Studying Chinese is not easier than studying English.
- 住 在 东京 没有 住 在 香港 方便 。 Living in Tokyo is not more convenient than living in Hong Kong.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 69- 71) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 54-5) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 33-4) →buy
