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- <p>You might wonder why you have 不比 (bù bǐ) for negative
- comparisons when you already have <a href=
- "Basic_comparisons_with_"meiyou"" title="wikilink">没有
- (méiyǒu) for comparisons</a>. The answer is that they're not
- exactly the same thing! 没有 should be your "go to word" for
- expressing "not as... as...," but there are cases where 不比 (in all
- of its subtle glory) is a better choice.</p>
- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
- <p>To say that something is <em>not more adjective</em> as another,
- you can use 不比 (bù bǐ). No snickering, please.
- 这些形容词经常是undesirable一类。</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>A + 不比 + B + Verb + 得 + Adj.</p>
- </div>
- <p>This is similar to, but not exactly the same as <a href=
- "Basic_comparisons_with_"meiyou"" title=
- "wikilink">comparing with 没有</a>. Note that "Verb + 得" can also
- placed before 不比.</p>
- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>你 <em>不 比</em> 别人 笨 。<span class="trans">You're not any more
- stupid than other people.</span></li>
- <li>他 儿子 <em>不 比</em> 他 矮 。<span class="trans">His son is not
- shorter than he is.</span></li>
- <li>大人 <em>不 比</em> 孩子 聪明 。<span class="trans">Adults are not
- smarter than children.</span></li>
- <li>你 唱 得 <em>不 比</em> 歌手 差 。<span class="trans">You sing as well
- as a singer does.</span></li>
- <li>这个 年轻 的 老师 教 得 <em>不 比</em> 那个 老 老师 差 。<span class="trans">This
- young teacher teaches as well as the old teacher does.</span></li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <h2 id="the-difference-between-不比-and-没有">The Difference between 不比
- and 没有</h2>
- <p>不比 and <a href="Basic_comparisons_with_"meiyou""
- title="wikilink">没有</a> are not exactly the same. 没有 means "not
- as... as," whereas 不比 is a direct negation of <a href=
- "Basic_comparisons_with_"bi"" title="wikilink">比</a>,
- meaning "<em>not</em> more... than." Compare the following two
- English sentences:</p>
- <ul>
- <li>You're <strong>not as smart</strong> as me. (没有)</li>
- <li>You're <strong>not smarter</strong> than me. (不比)</li>
- </ul>
- <p>You'd probably be more upset to hear the former from a friend
- than the latter. The two above sentences in Chinese are:</p>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>你 <em>没有</em> 我 聪明。 <span class="expl">I am definitely smarter
- than you; we're not equal in smarts.</span></li>
- <li>你 <em>不 比</em> 我 聪明。 <span class="expl">You're no smarter than
- I am, but we might be equal in smarts.</span></li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Basic_comparisons_with_"bi"" title=
- "wikilink">Basic comparisons with "bi"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Basic_comparisons_with_"meiyou"" title=
- "wikilink">Basic comparisons with "meiyou"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Expressing_"much_more"_in_comparisons"
- title="wikilink">Expressing "much more" in comparisons</a></li>
- </ul>
- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
- reading</h2>
- <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar" title=
- "wikilink">Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar</a> (pp. 64) <a href=
- "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899">
- →buy</a></li>
- </ul>
- <p><a href="Category:B2_grammar_points" title=
- "wikilink">Category:B2 grammar points</a></p>
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