{{Grammar Box}} In Chinese, there is another way to make comparisons. You can use [[Negation of "you" with "mei"|没有 (méiyǒu)]] 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 == 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...":
Noun 1 + 没有 + Noun 2 + Adj.
In this structure, the noun that's placed first is ''less'' "adjective" than the second noun, making 没有 (méiyǒu) the ''opposite'' of [[Basic comparisons with "bi"|比 (bǐ)]] for comparison purposes. So in the sentence:
* 小张 没有 小李 高 。 Xiǎo Zhāng méiyǒu Xiǎo Lǐ gāo.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 。 Xiǎo Lǐ méiyǒu Xiǎo Zhāng ǎi.Xiao Li is not as short as Xiao Zhang.
== Examples ==
* 这 个 地方 没有 上海 好玩。 Zhège dìfang méiyǒu Shànghǎi hǎowán.This place is not as fun as Shanghai. * 火车 没有 飞机 快。 Huǒchē méiyǒu fēijī kuài.Trains are not as fast as airplanes. * 他 没有 他弟弟 聪明。 Tā méiyǒu tā dìdi cōngming.He's not as smart as his younger brother. * Clinton 没有 Obama 帅。 Clinton méiyǒu Obama shuài.Clinton is not as handsome as Obama. * 马云 没有 Bill Gates 有钱。 Mǎyún méiyǒu Bill Gates yǒuqián.Jack Ma is not as rich as Bill Gates. * 你们 公司 没有 我们公司 大。 Nǐmen gōngsī méiyǒu wǒmen gōngsī dà. Your company is not as big as ours. * 拼音 没有 汉字 难。 Pīnyīn méiyǒu Hànzì nán.Pinyin is not as difficult as Chinese characters. * 坐 公交车 没有 坐地铁 方便。 Zuò gōngjiāochē méiyǒu zuò dìtiě fāngbiàn.Taking the bus is not as convenient as taking the metro. * 小米 手机 没有 iPhone 贵。 Xiǎomǐ shǒujī méiyǒu iPhone guì.The Xiaomi phone is not as expensive as the iPhone. * 爸爸 做的 菜 没有 妈妈 做的菜 好吃。Bàba zuò de cài méiyǒu māma zuò de cài hǎochī.The food dad cooks is not as tasty as the food mom cooks.
==See also== * [[Basic comparisons with "bi"]] * [[Basic comparisons with "bu bi"]] * [[Negation of "you" with "mei"]] * [[Comparisons with "buru"]] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 69- 71) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy] * [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 54-5) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy] * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 33-4) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy] [[Category:A2 grammar points]] [[Category:Comparison]] {{Basic Grammar|没有|A2|Noun 1 + 没(有) + Noun 2 + Adj.|你 没有 我 胖。|grammar point|ASGEAH5M}} {{Rel char|没}} {{Rel char|有}} {{Similar|Basic comparisons with "bi"}} {{Similar|Negation of "you" with "mei"}} {{Similar|Comparing "bu" and "mei"}} {{Used for|Comparing}} {{Used for|Denying and refusing}} {{POS|Verbs}} {{Subprop|Verbs}} {{Translation|not}}