Basic comparisons with "meiyou"

As well as with 比, you can also use 没有 (méiyǒu) to make basic comparisons. You could think of 没有 as the opposite of 比 - it works in the same way but in reverse:

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 being like 比 in reverse). So in the sentence:

• 小张 没有 小李 高。

小张 is taller. The same situation could be described as:

• 小李 没有 小张 矮

Some more examples:

• 你 没有 我 胖。
• 他们 没有 我们 酷。
• 这 辆 车 没有 那 辆 快。