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As well as with [[Basic comparisons with "bi"|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:
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As well as with [[Basic comparisons with "bi"|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 rather than expressing "more... than..." it expresses "not as... as...":
  
 
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Revision as of 07:38, 19 October 2011

As well as with , 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 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 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:

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