A2 · Grammar reference
Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
In Chinese, there is another way to make comparisons. You can use 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.)
- Keywords
- 没有 · 没 · 有 · not
- Used for
- Comparing · Denying and refusing
- Classification
- Verbs · HSK3
Examples (12)
小张没有小李高。
小李没有小张矮。
这个地方没有上海好玩。
火车没有飞机快。
他没有他弟弟聪明。
Clinton没有Obama帅。
马云没有BillGates有钱。
你们公司没有我们公司大。
拼音没有汉字难。
坐公交车没有坐地铁方便。
小米手机没有iPhone贵。
爸爸做的菜没有妈妈做的菜好吃。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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