In Chinese, there is another way to make comparisons. You can use [没有
(méiyǒu)](Negation_of_"you"_with_"mei" "wikilink") to express that
something is "not as" *adjective* as something else. (Yes, that's the
same 没有 (méiyǒu) that means "not have," used here in a different way.)

Basic Usage
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As well as with [比 (bǐ)](Basic_comparisons_with_"bi" "wikilink"), 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...":

<div class="jiegou">
Noun 1 + 没有 + Noun 2 + Adj.

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In this structure, the noun that's placed first is *less* "adjective"
than the second noun, making 没有 (méiyǒu) the *opposite* of [比
(bǐ)](Basic_comparisons_with_"bi" "wikilink") for comparison purposes.
So in the sentence:

<div class="liju">
-   小张 <em>没有</em> 小李 高 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎo Zhāng
    <em>méiyǒu</em> Xiǎo Lǐ gāo.</span><span class="trans">Xiao Zhang is
    not as tall as Xiao Li.</span>

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小李 (Xiǎo Lǐ) is taller. The same situation could be described as:

<div class="liju">
-   小李 <em>没有</em> 小张 矮 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎo Lǐ
    <em>méiyǒu</em> Xiǎo Zhāng ǎi.</span><span class="trans">Xiao Li is
    not as short as Xiao Zhang.</span>

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Examples
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<div class="liju">
-   这 个 地方 <em>没有</em> 上海 好玩。 <span class="pinyin">Zhège
    dìfang <em>méiyǒu</em> Shànghǎi
    hǎowán.</span><span class="trans">This place is not as fun as
    Shanghai.</span>
-   火车 <em>没有</em> 飞机 快。 <span class="pinyin">Huǒchē
    <em>méiyǒu</em> fēijī kuài.</span><span class="trans">Trains are not
    as fast as airplanes.</span>
-   他 <em>没有</em> 他弟弟 聪明。 <span class="pinyin">Tā
    <em>méiyǒu</em> tā dìdi cōngming.</span><span class="trans">He's not
    as smart as his younger brother.</span>
-   Clinton <em>没有</em> Obama 帅。 <span class="pinyin">Clinton
    <em>méiyǒu</em> Obama shuài.</span><span class="trans">Clinton is
    not as handsome as Obama.</span>
-   马云 <em>没有</em> Bill Gates 有钱。 <span class="pinyin">Mǎyún
    <em>méiyǒu</em> Bill Gates yǒuqián.</span><span class="trans">Jack
    Ma is not as rich as Bill Gates.</span>
-   你们 公司 <em>没有</em> 我们公司 大。 <span class="pinyin"> Nǐmen
    gōngsī <em>méiyǒu</em> wǒmen gōngsī dà.</span><span class="trans">
    Your company is not as big as ours.</span>
-   拼音 <em>没有</em> 汉字 难。 <span class="pinyin">Pīnyīn
    <em>méiyǒu</em> Hànzì nán.</span><span class="trans">Pinyin is not
    as difficult as Chinese characters.</span>
-   坐 公交车 <em>没有</em> 坐地铁 方便。 <span class="pinyin">Zuò
    gōngjiāochē <em>méiyǒu</em> zuò dìtiě
    fāngbiàn.</span><span class="trans">Taking the bus is not as
    convenient as taking the metro.</span>
-   小米 手机 <em>没有</em> iPhone 贵。 <span class="pinyin"> Xiǎomǐ
    shǒujī <em>méiyǒu</em> iPhone guì.</span><span class="trans">The
    Xiaomi phone is not as expensive as the iPhone.</span>
-   爸爸 做的 菜 <em>没有</em> 妈妈 做的菜
    好吃。<span class="pinyin">Bàba zuò de cài <em>méiyǒu</em> māma zuò
    de cài hǎochī.</span><span class="trans">The food dad cooks is not
    as tasty as the food mom cooks.</span>

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See also
--------

-   [Basic comparisons with
    "bi"](Basic_comparisons_with_"bi" "wikilink")
-   [Basic comparisons with "bu
    bi"](Basic_comparisons_with_"bu_bi" "wikilink")
-   [Negation of "you" with
    "mei"](Negation_of_"you"_with_"mei" "wikilink")
-   [Comparisons with "buru"](Comparisons_with_"buru" "wikilink")

Sources and further reading
---------------------------

### Books

-   [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2
    (3rd ed)](Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed) "wikilink") (pp.
    69- 71)
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-   [Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second
    Edition](Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition "wikilink") (pp.
    54-5)
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-   [New Practical Chinese Reader
    3 (新实用汉语课本3)](New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(新实用汉语课本3) "wikilink") (pp.
    33-4)
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