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<p>In Chinese, there is another way to make comparisons. You can
use <a href="Negation_of_&quot;you&quot;_with_&quot;mei&quot;"
title="wikilink">没有 (méiyǒu)</a> to express that something is "not
as" <em>adjective</em> as something else. (Yes, that's the same 没有
(méiyǒu) that means "not have," used here in a different way.)</p>
<h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2>
<p>As well as with <a href="Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bi&quot;"
title="wikilink">比 (bǐ)</a>, 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...":</p>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Noun 1 + 没有 + Noun 2 + Adj.</p>
</div>
<p>In this structure, the noun that's placed first is <em>less</em>
"adjective" than the second noun, making 没有 (méiyǒu) the
<em>opposite</em> of <a href=
"Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bi&quot;" title="wikilink">比 (bǐ)</a>
for comparison purposes. So in the sentence:</p>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>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></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>小李 (Xiǎo Lǐ) is taller. The same situation could be described
as:</p>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>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></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bi&quot;" title=
"wikilink">Basic comparisons with "bi"</a></li>
<li><a href="Basic_comparisons_with_&quot;bu_bi&quot;" title=
"wikilink">Basic comparisons with "bu bi"</a></li>
<li><a href="Negation_of_&quot;you&quot;_with_&quot;mei&quot;"
title="wikilink">Negation of "you" with "mei"</a></li>
<li><a href="Comparisons_with_&quot;buru&quot;" title=
"wikilink">Comparisons with "buru"</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title=
"wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp.
69- 71) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276709">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition" title=
"wikilink">Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition</a> (pp.
54-5) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0415372615">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp.
33-4) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=756191251X">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a> <a href=
"Category:Comparison" class="uri" title=
"wikilink">Category:Comparison</a></p>
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